SimilarScreen
Sea of Shadows

Sea of Shadows

The cartels, the black market and the fight to save a species.

20197.71h 46m

Overview

The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, the Mexican navy, and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multimillion-dollar business.

Directed by Richard Ladkani
Produced by Wolfgang Knöpfler, Walter Köhler
0

Top Cast

R

Romel Eduardo Ledezma Abaroa

Sig själv

R

Rafael Pacchiano Alamán

Sig själv

H

Hector Capetillo

Sig själv

A

Andrea Crosta

Sig själv

M

Marc Davis

Sig själv

J

Jack Hutton

Sig själv

J

Jacqueline Le Duc

Sig själv

C

Carlos Loret de Mola

Sig själv

O

Oscar Parra

Sig själv

Themes & Keywords

dolphinchinese mafiasea shepherdextinctionendangered speciesinvestigative journalismmexican cartelenvironmental activistillegal activityillegal fishingcrime documentarybusinessman criminal

About Sea of Shadows

Sea of Shadows is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of dolphin, chinese mafia, sea shepherd, extinction, endangered species, investigative journalism. Directed by Richard Ladkani, it stars Romel Eduardo Ledezma Abaroa, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Hector Capetillo. The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, the Mexican navy, and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multimillion-dollar business.

Movies Similar to Sea of Shadows

Discover titles like Sea of Shadows — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Sea of Shadows

If you enjoyed Sea of Shadows, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Sea of Shadows.

The Cove
27% Match

The Cove(2009)

Movie7.9/10

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

Sharkwater Extinction
25% Match

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.

Before the Flood
25% Match

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.

Surviving Progress
23% Match

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world’s resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn’t an evolutionary dead-end.

Citizenfour
23% Match

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
23% Match

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
22% Match

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

Deep Blue
22% Match

Deep Blue(2003)

Movie6.8/10

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinematic rollercoaster ride for all ages, Deep Blue uses amazing footage to tell us the story of our oceans and the life they support.

Leviathan
21% Match

Leviathan(2013)

Movie6.5/10

An experimental portrait of the North American commercial fishing industry through the lens of GoPro cameras placed on a fishing vessel off the coast of New England.

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
20% Match

David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible discovery in a prehistoric graveyard: fossilised creatures, astonishingly well preserved, that could help change our understanding of the last days of the dinosaurs. Evidence from his site records the day when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest devastated our planet and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Based on brand new evidence, witness the catastrophic events of that day play out minute by minute.

Citizen K
20% Match

Citizen K(2019)

Movie6.7/10

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

I Am Greta
20% Match

I Am Greta(2020)

Movie5.9/10

Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global movement as the quiet teenage girl on the autism spectrum becomes a world-famous activist.

Tomorrow
20% Match

Tomorrow(2015)

Movie7.8/10

Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.