Sea of Shadows (2019), is a National Geographic documentary on the Chinese mafia's demand that supports the brutal illegal Mexican cartels' fishermen desperate to harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, aka the "cocaine of the sea," worth more than gold - while they destroy the habitat of the vaquita, the world's smallest whale, ever so close to extinction.
Sea of Shadows Official Trailer | National Geographic (1:58)
~ National Geographic, 2019-05-30
Official site : https://www.NationalGeographic.com/films/sea-of-shadows/
https://EarthLeagueInternational.org (not to be confused with https://www.The-Earth-League.org), also produced The Ivory Game documentary about elephants.
" The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine of the sea." Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business. "
IMDb - Sea of Shadows (2019) 7.3/10
PG-13 | 1h 45min | Documentary, Crime, History | 12 July 2019 (USA)
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" An environmental advocacy documentary with the suspense of a thriller, Sea of Shadows exposes lawlessness on the high seas -- and promotes efforts to thwart it. "
~ RottenTomatoes - Sea of Shadows 94% 100%
" Sea of Shadows is a documentary about environmental activists (Sea Shepherd), the Mexican Navy, and undercover investigators trying to prevent the extinction of the Vaquita, a species of porpoise, by pulling gillnets, doing research, and fighting back Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia. The 1 hour and 44 minutes long film is directed by Richard Ladkani. It premiered in Austria on September 20, 2019. It won the Sundance award for World Cinema Documentary and was acquired by the National Geographic Channel for broadcast. "
~ Wikipedia - Sea of Shadows + InfoGalactic - Sea of Shadows
World Documentary Competition: Sea of Shadows (2:54)
~ Sundance Institute, 2019-01-08
" Meet Richard Ladkani, director of Sea of Shadows, playing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. "
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See also
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cove_(film)
* Behind The Cove, a docu in response to the film
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whale_(2011_film)
* The Ivory Game, a docu on elephants
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