Shallow Water. Deep Secret.
Cast |
Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Richard O'Barry, Hayden Panettiere, Roger Payne, John Potter, Louie Psihoyos, Dave Rastovich, Paul Watson, Greg 'Moondog' Mooney |
Director |
Louie Psihoyos |
Screenplay | Mark Monroe |
Music | J. Ralph |
Cinematography | Brook Aitken |
Editing | Geoffrey Richman |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Made in | 2009 |
Produced by | Diamond Docs, Fish Films, Oceanic Preservation Society, Quickfire Films |
Official Site | IMDB page
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Genre | Documentary |
Language | Mild |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strong |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Issue-driven documentary. Distress issues and images related to dolphins. |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Attiyah Kahn Brilliant, but not for the faint hearted | 15 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 20 | |
Cape Times A powerful piece of advocacy film-making | 15 | |
Box Office Amy Nicholson Sundance loved this passionate documentary on dolphin hunting, crowning it with the audience award. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 20 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The Cove plays like a thriller. It has the breathless pace of a Bourne movie, but none of the comfort of fiction. This is documentary filmmaking at its most exciting and purposeful. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 26 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 115 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Though decidedly one-sided, The Cove is an impeccably crafted, suspenseful expose of the covert slaughter of dolphins in Japan. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 5912 Netizens Excellent drama, too bad it's real! | 17 | |
Average .. 84% | 17 |