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Title:
Blackfish [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2013]
[Los Angeles, CA] : Our Turn Productions, LLC, [2013]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity. Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who--unlike any orca in the wild--has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary in 2013.
Special features: a note from the director; Kanduke; "Death by mosquito" in marine parks; orca teeth show the stress of orcas in captivity; recollections of a former SeaWorld trainer; the truth about wild whales; alternatives to captivity; director and producer commentary.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
English, with optional Spanish subtitles, and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
BC Film Classification: PG, for several scenes of violence depicting animal attack, one instance of coarse language, and scene depicting sexual content ; MPAA Rating: PG-13, for mature thematic elements including disturbing and violent images.
