SEA OF SHADOWS
synopsis
The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine of the sea." Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business.
international title: | Sea of Shadows |
original title: | Sea of Shadows |
country: | Austria |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Richard Ladkani |
film run: | 106' |
cinematography by: | Richard Ladkani |
film editing: | Georg Michael Fischer, Verena Schönauer |
music: | H. Scott Salinas |
producer: | Wolfgang Knöpfler, Walter Köhler |
executive producer: | Scott Z. Burns, Rebecca Cammisa, Dinah Czezik-Müller, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Michael Frenschkowski, Laura Nix, Phillip Watson |
production: | Terra Mater Factual Studios |