Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean (2008)

This documentary goes to coral reefs of the Bahamas and the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean: wild dolphins and belugas, the love ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Jacques Mantello

Writers:

Jon Michael Johnson, John Kaylin (adaptation),

Stars:

Daryl Hannah, Charlotte Rampling

Cast

Credited cast:
Daryl Hannah	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlotte Rampling	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

This documentary goes to coral reefs of the Bahamas and the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean: wild dolphins and belugas, the love of a Humpback mother for her newborn calf, the singing Humpback males, an orca the mighty King of the ocean, and the gentle manatee. Little-known aspects of these creatures capable of sophisticated communication and social interaction. Documents the life of these graceful, majestic yet endangered sea creatures.

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Plot Keywords:

dolphin | manatee | animal in title | 3d | digit in title | 

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Taglines:

Dive in at IMAX 3D Theatres

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | Adventure

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site ([fr]

Country:

UK Bahamas

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Delfine und Wale 3D - Nomaden der Meere

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,695 (USA) (15 February 2008)

Gross:

$7,518,876 (USA) (26 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3D Entertainment, Gavin McKinney Underwater Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Sharks 3D (2004)

User Reviews

... and some other underwater things

This movie gives you the feeling that it is both educational and entertaining. But it doesn't quite work completely. Especially if you have seen "Deep Water" (3-D), than you will find this quite a downfall compared to that other documentary. While the speaker try their best, Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet are hard to top ... actually they are not able too.

But it's not the voice artists fault that it doesn't quite work. It has quite a few good moments (I watched it 3-D, but not in an IMAX), but overall seems to lack some substance and the fine line Deep Sea was walking, being informative and a good listen too. The pictures are good enough and if you like underwater shots, than you will be more than satisfied anyways. But if you only watch one underwater documentary, make it Deep Sea 3-D