The Cove
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Louie Psihoyos
Ric O'barry
Louie Psihoyos
Kirk Krack
Simon Hutchins
Mandy-rae Cruickshank
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan lies a shocking secret that a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep hidden from the world. In Taiji, Japan, former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O'Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation "Flipper." One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission has brought him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast. But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling and the consequences are so dangerous to human health that they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it.
Director
Louie Psihoyos
Cast
Ric O'barry
Louie Psihoyos
Kirk Krack
Simon Hutchins
Mandy-rae Cruickshank
Scott Baker
David Rostovich
Crew
Peter Abel
Eric Abramson
Olivia Ahnemann
Brook Aitken
Brook Aitken
Steven Albert
Anne S Atkinson
C Scott Baker
Scott Baker
Sergio Ballivian
Sid Barcelona
Steve Barilotti
Rob Barrel
Deborah Basset
Kim Beddall
Max Benjamin
Greg Beyette
Brian Binsack
Peter Blakeley
Jeremy Blanchard
David Bowie
David Bowie
Chris Brandson
Josh Braun
Fabricio Carbo
Shannon Sol Carroll
Joseph Chisholm
Joseph Chisholm
Damon Ciarelli
Lou Ciccone
Jim Clark
Michael Clark
Ryan Collison
Howie Cooke
James Cox
Will Cox
Paul Crowder
Mandy-rae Cruickshank
Mandy-rae Cruickshank
Santiago De La Cruz Monreal
Eduardo Cruz-coke
Karen Dawson
Marina Delestaing
Ralph Depalma
Nelson Diaz
David Doubilet
Corey Drayton
Andrew Driver
Nancy Easterbrook
Shigeo Ekino
John J Ellerbrook
Mark Elliot
Tetsuya Endo
Brian Eno
Stew Esposito
Robert Fernandez
Dennis Flippin
Dennis Flippin
Hannah Fraser
Liz Gallacher
Jim Gardner
Kelly Garry
Jon Gauvin
Julie Goldman
Matt Haasch
Nelson Hall
Charles Hambleton
Charles Hambleton
Wyndham Hannaway
Wyndham Hannaway
Masazumi Harada
Kathleen L Hasay
Peter Heller
Sakae Hemmi
Mark Higashino
Alexandra Hill
Dr. Matthias Hoffmann-kuhunt
Jon Horvath
Mickey Houlihan
Miles Hubley
Miles Hubley
Simon Hutchins
Simon Hutchins
Goh Iromoto
Goh Iromoto
Pascal Jaqut
Peter Jaszi
Bub Jess
Bub Jess
Jeffrey C Johnson
Anita Johnston
Burt Jones
Chris Joyner
Krysanne Katsoolis
W. Wilder Knight Ii
Kirk Krack
Kirk Krack
Kirk Krack
Justin Krumb
Hidemi Kumai
Ben Laffin
Elizabeth Landon
Chris Lane
Pablo Del Rio Larrain
Geoff Lillemon
Andrew Lucas
James Mack
Junko Mackert
Karlee Mackie
Richard Markmann
Lorenzo Martinez
T Kelly Mason
Sylvia Menno
John Miller-monzon
Kristen Molina
Brett Monroe
Mark Monroe
Burke Mooney
Greg Mooney
Greg Mooney
Gaby Moreno
Gary Morris
Robert Myers
Nate Naylor
Owen J Newcomb
Lincoln O'barry
Ric O'barry
Ric O'barry
Ric O'barry
Joseph R Olsen
Bob Olson
Joe Olson
Kioshi Ota
Kiyoshi Ota
Adam A Pack
Julie Palmer
Jeff Pantukhoff
Raymond Para
Geoffrey Parsons
Jim Pasa
Glenfield Payne
Glenfield Payne
Jay Peck
Thomas Perceval
Paula Dupré Pesmen
Karina Petroni
Arthur Pingrey
Daniel Pinnella
Jorge Plana
Don Poe
Dr. John Potter
James Pribham
Maclaren Prior
Louie Psihoyos
Louie Psihoyos
Louie Psihoyos
Nicholos Psihoyos
Sam Psihoyos
Viki Psihoyos
Dan Ragland
J. Ralph
J. Ralph
Joshua Ralph
Joshua Ralph
Michael Ramsey
Steve Raskin
David Rastovich
Lyda Reeves
Dr. Diana Reiss
Paul Remijan
Geoffrey Richman
Scott Roche
Kimberly Rogers
Rena Ronson
David Rostovich
Jay Rubin
Carl Saieva
Kario Salem
Mike Scalisi
Mike Scalisi
Mike Scalisi
Richard Schaden
Theresa Schaller
Hans Scherer
Sarah Selby
Mishigo Shibuya
Beverly Silva
Gus Skinas
Aileen Mioko Smith
Brandon Smith
Reed Smith
Steve F.b. Smith
Stuart Stanley
Sarah Stearns
Reilly Steele
Robert Stein Esq.
Jeff Stern
Caroline Stevens
Fisher Stevens
Neil Sullivan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Documentary
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary Feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Winner of the 2009 Eddie Award for Best Edited Documentary by the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Winner of the 2009 Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.
Winner of the Feature Audience Award at the 2009 SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival.
Winner of the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of the IKEA Award at the 2009 Rome International Film Festival.
Winner of the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer July 31, 2009
Released in United States on Video December 8, 2009
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States February 2010
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 25-April 5, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films/Planet Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Free Screenings) June 18-28, 2009.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Uncle Sam's Docs) September 4-13, 2009.
Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Focus) October 15-23, 2009.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Reel Nature) February 4-14, 2010.
Released in United States Summer July 31, 2009 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video December 8, 2009
Co-winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 25-April 5, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films/Planet Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2009.)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Free Screenings) June 18-28, 2009.)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Uncle Sam's Docs) September 4-13, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Focus) October 15-23, 2009. )
Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Reel Nature) February 4-14, 2010.)
