A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
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Gabriela Cowperthwaite
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Cast
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| Tilikum | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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John Hargrove | ... | Himself - Former SeaWorld Trainer |
| Samantha Berg | ... | Herself - Former SeaWorld Trainer | |
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Mark Simmons | ... | Himself - Former SeaWorld Trainer |
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Kim Ashdown | ... | Herself |
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Dean Gomersall | ... | Himself - Former SeaWorld Trainer |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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Shamu | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Carol Ray | ... | Herself - Former SeaWorld Trainer |
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John Jett | ... | Himself - Fomer SeaWorld Trainer |
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Dawn Brancheau | ... | Herself - SeaWorld Trainer (archive footage) |
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Jeffrey Ventre | ... | Himself - Former SeaWorld Trainer |
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Thomas Tobin | ... | Himself |
| Dave Duffus | ... | Himself - OSHA Expert Witness, Whale Researcher | |
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Jim Payne | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity. Written by Anonymous
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Never capture what you can't control. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing and violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
18 October 2013 (Iceland) See more »Also Known As:
Blackfish - Egy kardszárnyú delfin története See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$75,962, 21 July 2013, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$2,063,312, 13 October 2013Company Credits
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Tilikum is exhibiting "stereotypy", a behavior observed in animals in captivity such as bears or big cats stalking back and forth in their habitats, or lab primates rocking back and forth in confining cages. Making analogies from this to the human animal is of course controversial. See more »Quotes
Christopher Porter - Former Trainer, Sealand: When you know the animal and have a relationship with it. You know, that he's not killing, because he's a savage. He's not killing, because he's crazy or because he doesn't know what he's doing. He's killing, because he's frustrated and has aggrevation. And when he's... He has no outlet for it.See more »
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Let's go to the theme park to see the Orcas. Playful, interacting with their trainers who swim with them carefree it is a guaranteed spectacle and fun time.
Do we ever consider, that these intelligent creatures spent a lifetime enclosed in a large bathtub so that we can be entertained? Imagine going to see a show of children ballerinas knowing that those children spent their entire lives locked up in a room when not performing. Would anyone stand for this? Surely not, I would hope.
This riveting and didactic documentary explores the owner's attitudes when occasionally those animals flip out and act in an aggressive way. It is always the trainers fault, or the bad manners of the animals. In fact, it appears that those who run those theme parks have gone out of their way to hide the truth which is those who work with killer whales are in great risk.
The death of a long-time and renowned trainer brought the issue to the surface where enquiries had to be made.
We might be better informed about the risks involved but the rather lax legislature regarding animal rights allows these companies to still operate and oppress animals in an inhuman way.
Well made and runs high on emotion, it will make the viewer contemplate on the scale of human tyrannism.