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Sharkwater Extinction

2018

Rob Stewart

Documentary, Self: Rob Stewart

6.8

132

Documentary Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.

	Author	Review
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"It’s a plea for transparency and conservation whose gorgeous 4K cinematography should make it an enticing proposition for nonfiction cinephiles and activists alike."	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"The individual segments register powerfully and the underwater sequences are beautifully shot, providing ample compensation for the narrative choppiness."	POS
Canada	Peter Howell Toronto Star	"Stewart’s third film is also his best, adding urgency to the planetary concerns of his earlier films (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"[Stewart convinces] us that these superpredators are important to oceanic ecosystems and that because they are so indiscriminate in their eating habits, they are full of toxins."	POS
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times	"A moving epitaph to the life’s work of the Canadian conservationist-filmmaker (...) [It boasts] stirring underwater photography and an equally poignant Jonathan Goldsmith score"	POS
Canada	Brad Wheeler The Globe and Mail	"[Stewart] died in a diving accident during the filming. And so a gutsy film about a planet’s delicate balance takes on a poignant tone"	POS

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