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The largest pack of grey sharks known to date...
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Orphal Colleye | Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique) |
| Miri Tatarata | Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France) |
| Yann Hubert | Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa) |
| Thibault Rauby | Self - Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa) |
| Antonin Guilbert | Self - Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France) |
| Yanick Gentil | Self - Chef oéprateur sous-marin (Gombessa) |
| Roberto Rinaldi | Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa) |
| Cédric Gentil | Self - 1er assistant réal., Coordinateur Gombessa, Assistant photo |
| Manuel Lefèvre | Self - Opérateur terrestre et sous-marin, caméras de surveillance |
| Sané Richmond | Self - Plongeur, propriétaire de la pension Ttamanu, Polynésie (France) |
| Franck Lorrain | Narrateur (voice) |
| Loïc Kéver | Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant) |
| Gilles Siu | Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant) |
| Hugh Pederson | Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 700 requins dans la nuit |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Deutsch |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ARTE, Le Cinquième Rêve, Andromède Océanologie, LGB, CNRS Images, Filmin'Tahiti |
| Official site | gombessa-expeditions.com |
| Release date | 9 giugno 2018 |
| Production | Catherine Marconnet |
| Writer | Émilie Dumond, Luc Marescot, Laurent Ballesta |
| Editing | Alexis Barbier-Bouvet, Tom Dumoulin, Thomas Courbard, Rémi Berge, Thomas Larrey |
| Cinematography | Manuel Lefèvre, Virginie Tetoofa, Samuel Toutain, Jean-Charles Granjon, Yann Hubert, Nicolas Pruvot, Yanick Gentil, Roberto Rinaldi, Kévin Peyrusse, Jérémie Eloy |
| Assistant directors | Luc Marescot |
| Lighting | Cédric Gentil |
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| Camera operators | Manuel Lefèvre, Virginie Tetoofa, Samuel Toutain, Jean-Charles Granjon, Yann Hubert, Nicolas Pruvot, Yanick Gentil, Roberto Rinaldi, Kévin Peyrusse, Jérémie Eloy |
| Additional photography | Virginie Tetoofa, Samuel Toutain, Nicolas Pruvot, Manuel Lefèvre, Jean-Charles Granjon, Yann Hubert, Yanick Gentil, Roberto Rinaldi, Kévin Peyrusse, Jérémie Eloy |
| Special effects | Christophe Silvestre |
| Visual effects | Adrien Gentils |
| Music | Julien Jaouen, Manuel Lefèvre, Tuhiva Lambert |
| Sound | Manuel Lefèvre, Julien Jaouen, Tuhiva Lambert |
Release dates
Limited release
Spain / Nov 26, 2019 / Navarra - Museo de Ciencias
Digital
Brazil / Jan 20, 2023 / 12 / Disney+
Physical media
France / Feb 05, 2019 / DVD & Blu-ray
TV
France / Jun 09, 2018 / Arte
Japan / Sep 10, 2019
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