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700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis)

100% | Jan 01, 2016
Documentary

Originally, in 2014, Laurent Ballesta had just one precise objective: to unravel the mystery of groupers. To understand the issues involved in their collective reproduction. But although focused on the study of groupers, the real surprise came from the sharks. Never before had the team been confronted with such a density of grey reef sharks. The divers took up the challenge of counting them. Methodically, they repeated the operation many times to arrive at the impressive figure of 700 grey reef sharks. Each year, the team returned to the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia. Until 2019, for the fourth expedition, "Gombessa 4" is the synthesis of precise and unique scientific protocols. The mission demonstrated that shark hunts are not anarchic, but rely in part on social organization within the horde, following in the footsteps of the 700 grey sharks in "700 sharks in the night (Gombessa 4, Genesis)".

Top Billed Cast

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Laurent Ballesta
Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur
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Yannis Papastamatiou
Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)
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Charlie Huveneers
Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)
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Frédéric Bertucci
Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)
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Éric Parmentier
Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)

Featured Crew

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Gil Kébaïli
Writer
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Yanick Gentil
Underwater Camera
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Christophe Silvestre
Special Effects
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Rémi Berge
Color Grading
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Gil Kébaïli
Underwater Camera
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Gil Kébaïli
Editor
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Vivien Lemaignan
Post-Production Manager
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Adrien Gentils
Additional Visual Effects
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Gil Kébaïli
Aerial Camera
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Manuel Lefèvre
Underwater Camera
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Manuel Lefèvre
Aerial Camera
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Cédric Gentil
Underwater Gaffer

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