The Cove

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American documentary film documentary film

The Cove is an Oscar-winning 2009 documentary film that exposes the secret dolphin hunting practices in Taiji, Japan, and raises broader concerns about marine conservation and animal rights.

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The Cove canonical 12

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instanceOf American documentary film ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ
aimsTo promote marine mammal protection ⓘ
raise awareness about dolphin hunting ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary ⓘ
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary ⓘ
surface form: National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film

Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film ⓘ
Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
surface form: Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Documentary

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay ⓘ
cinematography Brook Aitken ⓘ
Eric Abramson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Louie Psihoyos ⓘ
distributor Lionsgate ⓘ
Roadside Attractions ⓘ
editingBy Geoffrey Richman ⓘ
Greg Finton ⓘ
Kelly Crabb ⓘ
filmFestivalScreening Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
surface form: Sundance Film Festival 2009
filmingLocation Taiji, Wakayama, Japan ⓘ
focusesOn annual dolphin drive hunts in Taiji ⓘ
genre environmental documentary ⓘ
investigative documentary ⓘ
hasTheme cruelty to animals ⓘ
impact of mercury contamination ⓘ
secrecy and government cover‑up ⓘ
mainSubject animal rights ⓘ
dolphin hunting in Taiji, Japan ⓘ
environmental activism ⓘ
marine conservation ⓘ
whaling ⓘ
musicBy J. Ralph ⓘ
narrator Richard O’Barry ⓘ
notableFor hidden cameras disguised as rocks ⓘ
underwater and night‑vision footage of dolphin hunts ⓘ
use of covert filming techniques ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Fisher Stevens ⓘ
Paula DuPré Pesmen ⓘ
publicationDate 2009 ⓘ
releaseEvent theatrical release in the United States ⓘ
releaseYear 2009 ⓘ
runningTime 92 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Mark Monroe ⓘ
starring Charles Hambleton ⓘ
Kirk Krack ⓘ
Louie Psihoyos ⓘ
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank ⓘ
Ric O’Barry ⓘ
subjectOf controversy in Japan ⓘ
title The Cove self-link ⓘ

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82nd Academy Awards → bestDocumentaryFeatureWinner → The Cove ⓘ
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BAFTA Award for Best Documentary → hasNominee → The Cove ⓘ
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The Cove → title → The Cove self-link ⓘ
Hayden Panettiere → notableWork → The Cove ⓘ
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary → hasNotableRecipient → The Cove ⓘ
Fisher Stevens → notableWork → The Cove ⓘ
Fisher Stevens → directed → The Cove ⓘ
Fisher Stevens → produced → The Cove ⓘ
Fisher Stevens → awardReceivedFor → The Cove ⓘ