Blackfish (Storyville: Blackfish) (2013)

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8.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

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Tilikum
Self - Killer Whale

James Earl Jones
Self - SeaWorld Commercial Actor

Carol Ray
Self - Former SeaWorld Trainer

Dawn Brancheau
Self - SeaWorld Senior Trainer & Victim

Martha Sugalski
Self - Local TV Reporter

Whoopi Goldberg
Self

Anderson Cooper
Self

Meredith Vieira
Self

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Gabriela Cowperthwaite
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The soul is same as u are but a different species

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One of the fine documentary with a fine message. Snubbed from the Oscars and I felt really bad for that. It should have been in there compared to the other nominees, including the winner. This was like another 'The Cove' which spotlights the human torture to the non human species. This documentary is not for entertainment, but which brings the public awareness of the serious issue that still takin... read more

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Description: Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Along the way, director-producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite compiles shocking footage and emotional interviews to explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentie ... (more)

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