# The Cove (2009)

> A covert conservation team risks surveillance and official hostility to document the hidden slaughter of dolphins in a guarded Japanese cove.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13750

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Louie Psihoyos
- Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Richard O'Barry
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313104/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, urgent, confrontational, environmental awareness viewing, activist film night

## Synopsis

A haunting exposé of the dark side of marine entertainment and the fight for dolphin rights.

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