700 Sharks (2018)
Overview
Gombessa Expedition 4 Laurent Ballesta went to observe a gathering of thousands of groupers during the full moon of June 2014 (Le mystère mérou) in the southern pass of the Polynesian atoll of Fakarava, where he discovered a pack of over seven hundred grey sharks. How can this unprecedented density be explained? Could it be that social behaviors govern this wild horde? During three years of preparation, he and the other divers on his international scientific team tamed their fear by abandoning the defensive reflexes that provoke shark aggression, with the aim of slipping into the heart of the raging pack to study and film it from the inside. Sharks fitted with microchips, receiving antennas, hydrophones, an ark of 32 synchronized cameras...: a whole technological arsenal is mobilized for the project. As the groupers approach for their annual spawning, what battle plan will the sharks deploy?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.003 |
Directed By
Luc Marescot
Crew
Vivien Lemaignan
Cédric Gentil
Manuel Lefèvre
Sylvain Girardot
Émilie Dumond
Emmanuel Blanche
Caroline Schoenfelder
Luc Marescot
Laurent Ballesta
Jean-Charles Granjon
Samuel Toutain
Manuel Lefèvre
Adrien Gentils
Alexis Barbier-Bouvet
Virginie Tetoofa
Catherine Marconnet
Yanick Gentil
Roberto Rinaldi
Kévin Peyrusse
Luc Marescot
Jérémie Eloy
Nicolas Zunino
Tom Dumoulin
Simon Dubois
Julien Jaouen
Yann Hubert
Thomas Larrey
Marie Mora Chevais
Christophe Silvestre
Manuel Lefèvre
Tuhiva Lambert
Rémi Berge
Séverine Cappa
Nicolas Pruvot
Thomas Courbard
Carmel Gherbi
TOP CAST
Laurent Ballesta
Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur
Yannis Papastamatiou
Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)
Charlie Huveneers
Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)
Frédéric Bertucci
Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)
Éric Parmentier
Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)
Damien Sony
Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)
Johann Mourier
Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)
Orphal Colleye
Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)
Miri Tatarata
Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)
Yann Hubert
Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)
Thibault Rauby
Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa)
Antonin Guilbert
Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France)
Yanick Gentil
Chef oéprateur sous-marin (Gombessa)
Roberto Rinaldi
Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)
Cédric Gentil
1er assistant réal., Coordinateur Gombessa, Assistant photo
Manuel Lefèvre
Opérateur terrestre et sous-marin, caméras de surveillance
Sané Richmond
Plongeur, propriétaire de la pension Ttamanu, Polynésie (France)
Franck Lorrain
Narrateur (voix)
Olivier Angèle
Voix de doublage (Dub)
Loïc Kéver
Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
Gilles Siu
Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
Hugh Pederson
Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
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