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  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • National Geographic
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • National Geographic
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten to destroy virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise. Sea of Shadows follows a team of dedicated scientists...

Directed By: Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle, Matthew Podolsky

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • National Geographic
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • National Geographic
  • 1 h 44 m

Sea of Shadows

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten to destroy virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise. Sea of Shadows follows a team of dedicated scientists...

Directed By: Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle, Matthew Podolsky

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90
May 30, 2019
Ladkani's Sea of Shadows is a stirring adventure — inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 11, 2019
While success is not guaranteed, Sea of Shadows dramatically demonstrates how and why the battle continues to be fought.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 11, 2019
The plot twists are so spot on that a screenwriter might have rejected them.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 12, 2019
What they tell us is inherently alarming, yet it’s a shame that such crimes aren’t conveyed in a more visually compelling way.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 11, 2019
Richard Ladkani’s Sea of Shadows, which bristles with drama and a panicky sense of righteous anger, uses the potential extinction of one little-known species of whale to symbolize a far larger and potentially globe-spanning problem.
By Chris Barsanti FULL REVIEW
60
May 30, 2019
It’s the investigative portion of the movie that is most engaging.
By Hunter Lanier FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 26, 2019
It is heartfelt, but its periodic attempts at thriller-style bouts of excitement are redundant, and I wondered sometimes if the film-makers were sure what exactly their story was.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Terra Mater Factual Studios, Appian Way, Malaika Pictures, The Wild Lens Collective
Release Date Jul 12, 2019
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline The Cartels, The Black Market and the Fight to Save a Species.
Website https://www.facebook.com/seaofshadowsSOS/
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Awards

Wildscreen Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 4 Nominations
Lighthouse International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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