The cove
2009
DVD
In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg.
Item Details
Edition: Widescreen.
Description:
- 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 12 cm.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Target Audience Note: Alberta Film Classification Rating: PG, for mature subject matter, disturbing content, and violence toward animals.
Notes:
- Home use only. Public performance rights NOT included.
- Lacks Spanish subtitles; container and menu states Spanish subtitles.
- Special features: Commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras (Nest cam, Thermal cam, Rock cams, Helicopter cam, Blood cam); Freediving (ca. 5 min.); Deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.); The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.); original theatrical trailer.
- Music by J. Ralph ; edited by Geoffrey Richman ; director of expeditions, Simon Hutchins ; cinematography, Brook Aitken.
- Closed-captioned.
- DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; region 1.
- In English with optional English subtitles.
- Audience Award, 2009 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival; Winner, Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, 2009; Winner, Best Documentary by the National Board of Review, 2009.
- Academy Awards, 2010: Best documentary feature.
Contents:
- Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras: Nest cam
- Thermal cam
- Rock cams
- Helicopter cam
- Blood cam ; Freediving (ca. 5 min.) ; The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.) ; deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.) ; original theatrical trailer.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 26590
UPC: 031398115700
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2009]Subjects:
- Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
- Animal welfare -- Japan.
- DVDs.
- Dolphins -- Effect of hunting on -- Japan.
- Dolphins -- Japan.
- Endangered species -- Japan.
- Fishes -- Mercury content -- Japan.
- Poaching -- Japan.
Genre:
Other Authors:
- Aitken, Brook.
- Clark, James Matthew, 1956-
- Diamond Docs (Firm)
- DuPré Pesmen, Paula.
- Hutchins, Simon.
- Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
- Lionsgate (Firm)
- Monroe, Mark.
- Oceanic Preservation Society.
- Participant Media.
- Psihoyos, Louie.
- Ralph, J. (Joshua), composer.
- Richman, Geoffrey.
- Roadside Attractions (Firm)
- Skyfish Films (Firm)
- Stevens, Fisher.