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700 Sharks (2018)

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?

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Laurent BallestaLaurent BallestaSelf - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur
  • Photo of Yannis PapastamatiouYannis PapastamatiouSelf - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)
  • Photo of Charlie HuveneersCharlie HuveneersSelf - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)
  • Photo of Frédéric BertucciFrédéric BertucciSelf - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)
  • Photo of Éric ParmentierÉric ParmentierSelf - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)
  • Photo of Damien SonyDamien SonySelf - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)
  • Photo of Johann MourierJohann MourierSelf - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)
  • Photo of Orphal ColleyeOrphal ColleyeSelf - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)
  • Photo of Miri TatarataMiri TatarataSelf - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)
  • Photo of Yann HubertYann HubertSelf - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

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