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700 Sharks

700 Sharks

700 Sharks

700 Sharks

The largest pack of grey sharks known to date...

2018•1h 32m•

★6.8(20 ratings)

Documentary

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?

Director

Writers

Émilie Dumond, Luc Marescot, Laurent Ballesta

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Main Cast

Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur

Yannis Papastamatiou

Yannis Papastamatiou

Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

Charlie Huveneers

Charlie Huveneers

Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Frédéric Bertucci

Frédéric Bertucci

Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Éric Parmentier

Éric Parmentier

Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)

Damien Sony

Damien Sony

Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

Johann Mourier

Johann Mourier

Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

Orphal Colleye

Orphal Colleye

Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)

Miri Tatarata

Miri Tatarata

Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)

Yann Hubert

Yann Hubert

Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Thibault Rauby

Thibault Rauby

Self - Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa)

Antonin Guilbert

Antonin Guilbert

Self - Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Luc Marescot

Writing

Writer: Émilie Dumond
Writer: Luc Marescot
Writer: Laurent Ballesta

Production

Coordinating Producer: Caroline Schoenfelder
Production Director: Séverine Cappa
Production Director: Marie Mora Chevais
Delegated Producer: Nicolas Zunino
Co-Producer: Catherine Marconnet

Music & Sound

Sound Engineer: Manuel Lefèvre
Original Music Composer: Julien Jaouen
Sound: Tuhiva Lambert

Cinematography

Underwater Camera: Manuel Lefèvre
Additional Camera: Virginie Tetoofa
Aerial Camera: Manuel Lefèvre
Additional Camera: Samuel Toutain
Underwater Camera: Jean-Charles Granjon
Underwater Camera: Yann Hubert

Editing

Editor: Alexis Barbier-Bouvet
Assistant Editor: Tom Dumoulin
Assistant Editor: Thomas Courbard
Color Grading: Rémi Berge
Assistant Editor: Thomas Larrey

Visual Effects

Additional Visual Effects: Adrien Gentils

Keywords

scuba divingunderwatersharkmarine biologyfrench polynesiasharks

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The largest pack of grey sharks known to date..."

#2

The original title is "700 requins dans la nuit" (FR).

#3

The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).

#4

The film was directed by Luc Marescot.

#5

The screenplay was written by Émilie Dumond and Luc Marescot.

#6

The score was composed by Julien Jaouen.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt10564814.

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Rating

6.8/10

Good

20 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

700 requins dans la nuit

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Français, Deutsch

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

ARTE

ARTE

Le Cinquième Rêve

Andromède Océanologie

LGB

CNRS Images

CNRS Images

Filmin'Tahiti

Filmin'Tahiti

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