Blackfish DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Many of us have experienced the excitement & awe of watching 8000-pound orcas or "killer whales" soar out of the water & fly through the air at sea parks as if in perfect harmony with their trainers Yet in our contemporary lore this mighty black-&-white mammal is like a two-faced Janus-beloved as a majestic friendly giant yet infamous for its capacity to kill viciously Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy employing the story of notorious performing whale Tilikum who-unlike any orca in the wild-has taken the lives of several people while in captivity So what exactly went wrongshocking never-before-seen footage & riveting interviews with trainers & experts manifest the orca&s extraordinary nature the species& cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades & the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled & endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry This emotionally wrenching tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature & reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent & enormously sentient fellow mammals Actors Tilikum Kim Ashdown Ken Balcomb & Samantha Berg Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2013 Screen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (50) Duration 1 hour & 22 minutes (approx)