Sharkwater (2006)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Rob Stewart

Writer:

Rob Stewart (writer)

Release Date:

2 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The Truth Will Surface.

Plot:

Sharkwater - The Story "An eye-opening film...visually stunning... this movie will change the way you see our oceans." - Bonnie Laufer...

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Underwater | Fish In Title | One Word Title | Animal In Title

Awards:

14 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Patrick Moore	...	Himself
Erich Ritter	...	Himself
Rob Stewart	...	Himself
Paul Watson	...	Himself
Boris Worm	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Sharkwater: The Truth Will Surface (Europe: English title) (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for images of animal cruelty, thematic elements, language and some smoking.

Runtime:

USA:89 min | Canada:89 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG

Company:

SW Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Jaws (1975)

Documents The Hardships Of Sharks

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.

Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.

Stewart's remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world's sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind. Sharkwater 10/10