700 Sharks

700 Sharks

2018
1h 32m
6.8

6.8/10

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

Overview

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?

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
ARTE Le Cinquième Rêve Andromède Océanologie LGB CNRS Images Filmin'Tahiti
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French German

Quick Facts

Original Title 700 requins dans la nuit
Release Date June 9, 2018
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt10564814
Website Visit Site

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)

Key Crew

Émilie Dumond
Writer
Luc Marescot
Director
Luc Marescot
Writer
Laurent Ballesta
Writer