Released
Sea of Shadows
September 20 2019 (over 5 years ago)Rating
77
Based on
53 reviews
The cartels, the black market and the fight to save a species.
- Director: Richard Ladkani
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 46 m
- Country: Austria
- Companies: Terra Mater Factual Studios, National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films
The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, the Mexican navy, and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multimillion-dollar business.
