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700 Sharks

700 Sharks (2018)

1h 32m | PG-13

⭐ 6.7 / 10

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?

Director: Luc Marescot

Studio: ARTE

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

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

Yannis Papastamatiou

Yannis Papastamatiou

as Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

Charlie Huveneers

Charlie Huveneers

as Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Frédéric Bertucci

Frédéric Bertucci

as Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Éric Parmentier

Éric Parmentier

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

Damien Sony

Damien Sony

as Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)