SummaryWhen Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten to destroy virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise. Sea of Shadows follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-te... Read More
Directed By:Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle, Matthew Podolsky
Sea of Shadows
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72
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Metascore
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80% Positive
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May 30, 2019
90
Ladkani's Sea of Shadows is a stirring adventure — inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Jul 11, 2019
80
While success is not guaranteed, Sea of Shadows dramatically demonstrates how and why the battle continues to be fought.
Jul 11, 2019
80
The plot twists are so spot on that a screenwriter might have rejected them.
Jul 12, 2019
75
What they tell us is inherently alarming, yet it’s a shame that such crimes aren’t conveyed in a more visually compelling way.
Jul 11, 2019
75
Richard Ladkani’s Sea of Shadows, which bristles with drama and a panicky sense of righteous anger, uses the potential extinction of one little-known species of whale to symbolize a far larger and potentially globe-spanning problem.
Sep 26, 2019
40
It is heartfelt, but its periodic attempts at thriller-style bouts of excitement are redundant, and I wondered sometimes if the film-makers were sure what exactly their story was.
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Production Company:
- Terra Mater Factual Studios
- Appian Way
- Malaika Pictures
- The Wild Lens Collective
Release Date:Jul 12, 2019
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:The Cartels, The Black Market and the Fight to Save a Species.
Awards
Wildscreen Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 4 Nominations
Lighthouse International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
