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Blackfish (2013)

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Never capture what you can't control.

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.

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Director
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
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Keywords

  • whale
  • trauma
  • controversy
  • psychological thriller
  • nature
  • killer whale
  • sea world
  • animal trainer
  • woman director
  • tenerife
  • deprivation