Lionsgate Explores ‘The Cove’
23 Sep, 2009 By: Billy Gil
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Lionsgate
Street date: 12/8
Prebook: 11/11
Price/Format: $27.98 DVD
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The Cove is a controversial film by nature — it follows animal activist and formal dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry and a dive team as they explore the killing of dolphins in a lagoon in Taiji, Japan. The crew uses hidden microphones and cameras to show how fishermen of Taiji hunt thousands of dolphins for purposes of the dolphin entertainment industry and the black market for dolphin meat.
The film’s pedigree speaks for itself: It has won the Audience Awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, 2009 Silver Docs Film Festival, 2009 HotDocs Film Festival, 2009 Sydney Film Festival and 2009 Maui Film Festival, as well as Golden Space Needle at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival, Best Feature Film and Best Storytelling at the 2009 Nantucket Film Festival, Best in Festival and Best Theatrical from the 2009 Blue Ocean Film Festival.
Personally, I just keep hearing about this film and its disturbing subject matter — the aura around this documentary reminds me of Zoo two years ago. And young actress and animal activist Hayden Panettiere appears in the film, which it pretty cool of her.
The DVD has a commentary, a documentary on the dangers of mercury, behind-the-scenes footage and deleted and extended scenes.
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