The Cove
Synopsis
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, The Cove follows a high-tech dive team on a mission to discover the truth about the international dolphin capture trade as practiced in Taiji, Japan. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide.
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Credits
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Distributor: | Roadside Attractions |
| Director: | Louie Psihoyos |
| Writer: | Mark Monroe |
| Producer: | Fisher Stevens |
| Co-Producers: | Olivia Ahnemann |
| Executive Producers: | Jim Clark |
| Cast: | Ric O’Barry, Louie Psihoyos |
| Awards & Nominations: | Academy Award® winner for Best Documentary Feature |