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Cove, The
- Directed by: Louie Psihoyos
- Genre: Education/General Interest
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- Theater Release: 07/31/2009
- Video Release: 12/08/2009
- Run Time: 1hr 36min
Synopsis
A shocking tale of human cruelty, this documentary goes beyond the traditions of the nature film to expose the horrific cause behind numerous dolphin deaths. Richard O’Barry, a dolphin trainer on the TV show FLIPPER, joins director Louie Psihoyos on a secret operation to Japan to stop the killing of innocent animals.
A shocking tale of human cruelty, this documentary goes beyond the traditions of the nature film to expose the horrific cause behind numerous dolphin deaths. Richard O’Barry, a dolphin trainer on the TV show FLIPPER, joins director Louie Psihoyos on a secret operation to Japan to stop the killing of innocent animals.
Reviews
"THE COVE is much more than a social-issue doc, combining investigative reporting, educational filmmaking and eco-thriller elements....Shot rivetingly by cinematographer Brooke Aitken..." (Hollywood Reporter)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] passionate documentary....Skillful, unsparing and blessed with a great protagonist..." (Box Office)
"THE COVE is a powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking..." (Los Angeles Times)
"THE COVE is many things at once: an eco-shocker about the slaughter of dolphins, a quasidocumentary framed as a high-tech thriller and, as if that weren't enough, a tale of sinner seeking redemption." (Wall Street Journal)
"Like the director's cover story, the movie is a Trojan horse: an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller, complete with bugged hotel rooms, clandestine derring-do and mysterious men in gray flannel suits." (New York Times)
3 stars out of 4 -- "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." (Rolling Stone)
"THE COVE is the rare documentary specifically designed as a thriller....Its images of blood in the water are worth a thousand preachy words." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
4 stars out of 4 -- "THE COVE, a heartbreaking documentary, describes how Richard O'Barry, director Louie Psihoyos and a team of adventurers penetrated the tight security around the Taiji cove adn obtained forbidden footage of the mass slaughter of dolphins." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[A]s a story of ingenuity and triumph over what seems like senseless brutality, it is exceptionally well-told..." (Movieline)
"THE COVE offers a lot to think about in terms of the future of fishing....Whiel dropping facts and arguments left and right, Psihoyos is simultaneously staging a slick, nail-biting caper film." (A.V. Club)
"THE COVE is much more than a social-issue doc, combining investigative reporting, educational filmmaking and eco-thriller elements....Shot rivetingly by cinematographer Brooke Aitken..." (Hollywood Reporter)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] passionate documentary....Skillful, unsparing and blessed with a great protagonist..." (Box Office)
"THE COVE is a powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking..." (Los Angeles Times)
"THE COVE is many things at once: an eco-shocker about the slaughter of dolphins, a quasidocumentary framed as a high-tech thriller and, as if that weren't enough, a tale of sinner seeking redemption." (Wall Street Journal)
"Like the director's cover story, the movie is a Trojan horse: an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller, complete with bugged hotel rooms, clandestine derring-do and mysterious men in gray flannel suits." (New York Times)
3 stars out of 4 -- "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." (Rolling Stone)
"THE COVE is the rare documentary specifically designed as a thriller....Its images of blood in the water are worth a thousand preachy words." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
4 stars out of 4 -- "THE COVE, a heartbreaking documentary, describes how Richard O'Barry, director Louie Psihoyos and a team of adventurers penetrated the tight security around the Taiji cove adn obtained forbidden footage of the mass slaughter of dolphins." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[A]s a story of ingenuity and triumph over what seems like senseless brutality, it is exceptionally well-told..." (Movieline)
"THE COVE offers a lot to think about in terms of the future of fishing....Whiel dropping facts and arguments left and right, Psihoyos is simultaneously staging a slick, nail-biting caper film." (A.V. Club)
