01
Ballast
Why this pick
Shared genres: Documentary.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2009 1h 32m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
The Cove
Documentary
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved The Cove, try these.
01
02
Bread and Chocolate
Why this pick
Matches keywords in your request.
03
The Brink
Why this pick
Shared genres: Documentary.
04
I Am Greta
Why this pick
Shared genres: Documentary.
05
Nocturne
Why this pick
Shared genres: Documentary.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
Our curator needs a little longer. Please come back shortly.
No confident matches yet. Try our personal film finder.
01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film follows former dolphin trainer and activist Ric O'Barry's quest to document the dolphin hunting operations in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. In the 1960s, O'Barry helped capture and train the five wild dolphins who shared the role of "Flipper (1964 TV series)#Animal cast" in the Flipper (1964 TV series). The show, very popular, fueled widespread public adoration of dolphins, influencing the development of marine parks that included dolphins in their attractions. After one of the dolphins, in O'Barry's opinion, committed a form of suicide in his arms by closing her blowhole voluntarily in order to suffocate, O'Barry came to see the dolphin's captivity and the dolphin capture industry as a curse, not a blessing. Days later, he was arrested off the island of Bimini, attempting to cut a hole in the sea pen in order to set free a captured dolphin. Since then, according to the film, O'Barry has dedicated himself full-time as an advocate on behalf of dolphins around the world.
Showing saved details. Some information may be out of date.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Isabel Lucas
Herself
Hayden Panettiere
Herself
John Potter
Himself
Roger Payne
Himself