Behind 'The Cove': The Quiet Japanese Speak Out

Behind 'The Cove': The Quiet Japanese Speak Out 2016

4.2/10

IMDB Rating : 4.2

FD Smart Rating : 4.2

Synopsis : After a documentary about the Japanese whaling industry garnered international attention, an amateur filmmaker decides to tell the rest of the story.

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Angola , Argentina , Aruba , Australia , Austria , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Belarus , Belgium , Belize , Bolivia , Brazil , Bulgaria , Canada , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , Estonia , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Gibraltar , Greece , Guatemala , Honduras , Hong Kong , Hungary , Iceland , India , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Latvia , Lithuania , Macao , Malaysia , Maldives , Malta , Mauritius , Mexico , Mongolia , Morocco , Nepal , Netherlands , New Zealand , Nicaragua , Nigeria , Norway , Oman , Pakistan , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Portugal , Puerto Rico , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , South Africa , Spain , Sri Lanka , Sweden , Switzerland , Taiwan , Thailand , Trinidad and Tobago , Turkey , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , Uruguay , Venezuela , Vietnam

Actors:

Louie Psihoyos , Richard O'Barry , David Hance , Katsunori Horihata , Joji Morishita , Hideki Moronuki

Creators:

Keiko Yagi

Languages:

English , English [Original]

Subtitles:

Portuguese , English , German , Italian , Arabic , Spanish , Dutch , Traditional Chinese , Simplified Chinese , French , Brazilian Portuguese , Turkish , Polish , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , European Spanish , Bulgarian , Romanian , Hebrew , Japanese , Norwegian , Thai

Genres:

Documentary, History

Release Date:

2016

Run Time:

1h45m

Maturity Rating:

Negative media coverage on the never-ending whaling issue prompted first-time documentary filmmaker Keiko Yagi to find out more about the topic. With no budget, limited experience in filmmaking, no fluency in English, but armed with a video camera and a strong desire to find out about the truth of the matter on whaling, Yagi started her research.

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