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Sharkwater Extinction

Sharkwater Extinction

Some heroes are real

20187.01h 30m

Overview

Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.

Directed by Rob Stewart
Written by Rob Stewart
Produced by Rob Stewart, Holly Marie Combs
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Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart

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Paul Watson

Paul Watson

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Madison Stewart

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Les Stroud

Les Stroud

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Boris Worm

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Randall Arauz

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Maike Heidemeyer

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Themes & Keywords

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About Sharkwater Extinction

Sharkwater Extinction is a documentary film released in 2018 exploring themes of scandal, massacre, shark, extinction, quest, activist. Directed by Rob Stewart, it stars Rob Stewart, Paul Watson, Madison Stewart. Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.

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