The Cove (2009)

PG-1307/31/2009Documentary1h 32m
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Shallow Water. Deep Secret.

Overview

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

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  1. Cast 1

    Hayden Panettiere

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  2. Joe Chisholm

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  3. Mandy-Rae Cruikshank

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  4. Charles Hambleton

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  5. Simon Hutchins

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  6. Kirk Krack

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    Isabel Lucas

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  8. Richard O'Barry

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  9. Roger Payne

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In Japan, there is a small town called Taiji. In Taiji, there is a place called the Cove. It is a secret place, a place where 23,000 dolphins are killed every year. The dolphins are not just killed, they are in fact slaughtered in the most brutal way imaginable. And all this without anyone really knowing that it goes on. I've heard of dolphins being killed in the nets when they catch tuna, but I've never thought that people actually hunted down dolphins as a source of food. Dolphins, like any whale really, seem a bit too majestic and mysterious to just slaughter like pigs and cows, at least...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $1,162,422.00

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