2010 Oscar winner The
Cove is a documentary that looks into and questions the morality of Japan ’s dolphin
hunting policy. The film shows viewers evidence of the 23,000 dolphins which
are killed in Taiji , Japan each year. It also touches
upon the trade of catching and selling dolphins for the entertainment industry.
The main interviewee is Ric O’Barry, the man responsible for
training dolphins for the 1960s TV show Flipper.
After his favourite dolphin is said to have committed suicide, O’Barry
turned away from dolphin training and vowed to free every captured dolphin he
could. After discovering the cruel practice of dolphin killing in Taiji, O’Barry
has spent many years fighting the local fisherman and government and trying to
bring the killing to the attention of the international community, with little success.