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A Plastic Ocean

  • 20162016
  • 1h 42m
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A Plastic Ocean (2016)
and a world record free-diver as they travel the earth discovering the shocking impact plastic is having on our oceans and the marine animals that live there. They investigate how our addiction to plastic is impacting the food chain and how that is effecting every one of us through new and developing human health problems. The expedition leads the two adventurers to unusual scientific discoveries, heart-breaking truths and important solutions to one of the biggest problems confronting mankind.
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Journalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four ye... Read allJournalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.Journalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.
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  • Director
    • Craig Leeson(attached)
  • Writers
    • Craig Leeson
    • Mindy Elliott(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • David Attenborough
    • Sylvia Earle
    • Ben Fogle
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  • Director
    • Craig Leeson(attached)
  • Writers
    • Craig Leeson
    • Mindy Elliott(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • David Attenborough
    • Sylvia Earle
    • Ben Fogle
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    David Attenborough
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    Ben Fogle
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    Barack Obama
    Barack Obama
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    Jo Ruxton
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      • Craig Leeson(attached)
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      • Craig Leeson
      • Mindy Elliott(additional writing)
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      Dr. George Bittner: Over ninety percent of all plastics that don't have BPA nonetheless release chemicals having estrogenic activity.

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    7/10
    distressing
    In 2011, journalist Craig Leeson is doing a nature documentary on the blue whale, a giant of the sea. He is hundreds of miles in the middle of nowhere. He's doing underwater filming and he gets surprised by a floating cloud of plastic garbage. It starts a journey to uncover the damage done by the increasing amount of plastic trash washing out to sea and into the food chain. It's an eye-opening and distressing tale ever since the floating islands of garbage made it into international news.

    There is a closing section about solutions. That's probably the only problematic section. It gets preachy with the fast food joints although it's hard to get things done without being preachy. It also highlights recycling but its difficulties are papered over. There is a general Pollyanna tone to some of the mechanical solutions. According to the doc, it is a gold mine ready to be picked through and that's really stretching the truth. I don't mind some blemish with the planet's salvation. Also it gives false hope which could diminish the urgency to reduce plastic use. Overall, it is a compelling piece of advocacy doc.
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    • Release date
      • April 19, 2017 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Hong Kong
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Пластиковый океан
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      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 42 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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