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Fathom

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  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 26m
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Fathom (2021)
On June 25, a conversation begins. Watch as Dr. Michelle Fournet and Dr. Ellen Garland journey to opposite hemispheres on an undertaking as colossal as their humpback whale subjects, deciphering the complex communication of whales to uncover a culture in the oceans older than humankind.
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Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.
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  • Director
    • Drew Xanthopoulos
  • Stars
    • Michelle Fournet
    • Ellen Garland
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    • Ellen Garland
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    What a waste of time
    How do you take an absolutely fantastic research topic and beat your audience to death? This documentary does that very well. Most of the documentary is just painfully slow and focuses on the process rather than anything worth watching. There are shots of them fixing boat engines and making food and endless chatting about their personal lives. It's like the animals take a back seat in this documentary. Painfully slow to watch.
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    • Release date
      • June 25, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fathom: Descifrando las profundidades
    • Production companies
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      • 2:1

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