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700 Sharks
700 Sharks

700 Sharks

The largest pack of grey sharks known to date...

Genres

Documentary

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Gombessa Expedition 4 Laurent Ballesta went to observe a gathering of thousands of groupers during the full moon of June 2014 (Le mystère mérou) in the southern pass of the Polynesian atoll of Fakarava, where he discovered a pack of over seven hundred grey sharks. How can this unprecedented density be explained? Could it be that social behaviors govern this wild horde? During three years of preparation, he and the other divers on his international scientific team tamed their fear by abandoning the defensive reflexes that provoke shark aggression, with the aim of slipping into the heart of the raging pack to study and film it from the inside. Sharks fitted with microchips, receiving antennas, hydrophones, an ark of 32 synchronized cameras...: a whole technological arsenal is mobilized for the project. As the groupers approach for their annual spawning, what battle plan will the sharks deploy?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

09 June 2018

Country

France

Cast

Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur

Yannis Papastamatiou

Yannis Papastamatiou

Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

Charlie Huveneers

Charlie Huveneers

Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Frédéric Bertucci

Frédéric Bertucci

Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Éric Parmentier

Éric Parmentier

Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)

Damien Sony

Damien Sony

Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

Johann Mourier

Johann Mourier

Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

Orphal Colleye

Orphal Colleye

Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)

Miri Tatarata

Miri Tatarata

Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)

Yann Hubert

Yann Hubert

Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Thibault Rauby

Thibault Rauby

Self - Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa)

Antonin Guilbert

Antonin Guilbert

Self - Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France)

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Self - Chef oéprateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Roberto Rinaldi

Roberto Rinaldi

Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

Self - 1er assistant réal., Coordinateur Gombessa, Assistant photo

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Self - Opérateur terrestre et sous-marin, caméras de surveillance

Sané Richmond

Sané Richmond

Self - Plongeur, propriétaire de la pension Ttamanu, Polynésie (France)

Franck Lorrain

Franck Lorrain

Narrateur (voice)

Loïc Kéver

Loïc Kéver

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Gilles Siu

Gilles Siu

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Hugh Pederson

Hugh Pederson

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

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