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Giants of Fortune: The Whale Sharks of Oslob

Giants of Fortune: The Whale Sharks of Oslob

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Documentary

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In the little Filipino village of Oslob, people suffer from the scourge of typhoons and overfishing. Things seem bleak for fisherman Zosimo and his family until the world's biggest shark, the whale shark, comes along and changes everything. One day, a tourist asks to join Zosimo on the boat to take photos of the sharks. Once the pictures appear on the Internet, the lives of Zosimo, his children, and all of those living in the region get turned upside down.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

52 mins

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Release Date

01 January 2014

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Cast

Dan Wesker

Dan Wesker

Narrator

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