Synopsis
A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from National Geographic Documentary Films and winner of the Sundance audience award. When 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-tech conservationists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice.
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | September 27th, 2019 (Wide), released as Sea Of Shadows |
Video Release: | October 8th, 2019 by National Geographic Video |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic material, language and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2585 (Cert #52296), 7/3/2019) |
Running Time: | 104 minutes |
Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2019 |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | National Geographic Documentary Films, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Appian Way, Malaika Pictures, The Wildlens Collective |
Production Countries: | Austria |
Languages: | English |