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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 83

Budget: -

Revenue: -

Language: en

Webpage: -

Release Info


  •  PG-13

  • 2013-06-07
     -

  • 2013-07-03
     15

  • 2013-10-31
     -

  • 2013-11-07
     12

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Alternative Titles

  • Der Killerwal
  • Blackfish - The Whale That Killed
Content Score: 100

(2013)

7.9/10 (191 votes)

Overview

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.

Tagline

Never capture what you can't control.

Crew

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writers: ,

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Kim Ashdown

Kim Ashdown
as Herself

Ken Balcomb

Ken Balcomb
as Himself

Samantha Berg

Samantha Berg
as Herself

John Hargrove

John Hargrove
as Himself - Former SeaW…

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A review by brekkil

This is a documentary about how humans keep orcas (killer whales) as pets to entertain at places such as SeaWorld. It is centered around one vicious attack by a killer whale named Tilikum, but actually takes us around the world as well as into the past. This is not the first attack on trainers, and if the movie is to be believed, probably not the last one, unless measures are being taken to prevent abuse of the killer whales. Abuse in this case, by the way, means basically using them as entertainment. Killer whales should be free.

I admit it, these beasts scare the daylight out of me. Appare... read the rest.