700 Sharks

Synopsis

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

Laurent Ballesta

Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur

Age : 49 | Popularity : 3%

Yannis Papastamatiou

Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

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Charlie Huveneers

Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Frédéric Bertucci

Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Éric Parmentier

Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Damien Sony

Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

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Johann Mourier

Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

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Orphal Colleye

Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Luc Marescot
Writing	Writer	Luc Marescot Laurent Ballesta Émilie Dumond
Editing	Color Grading	Rémi Berge
	Editor	Alexis Barbier-Bouvet
	Assistant Editor	Thomas Larrey Tom Dumoulin Thomas Courbard
Sound	Original Music Composer	Julien Jaouen
	Sound Engineer	Manuel Lefèvre
	Sound	Tuhiva Lambert
Camera	Underwater Camera	Yanick Gentil Yann Hubert Roberto Rinaldi Manuel Lefèvre Kévin Peyrusse Jean-Charles Granjon
	Aerial Camera	Manuel Lefèvre Jérémie Eloy
	Additional Camera	Nicolas Pruvot Samuel Toutain Virginie Tetoofa
Lighting	Underwater Gaffer	Cédric Gentil
Crew	Mixing Engineer	Simon Dubois
	Special Effects	Christophe Silvestre
	Post-Production Manager	Carmel Gherbi Vivien Lemaignan
	Medical Consultant	Emmanuel Blanche Sylvain Girardot
Visual Effects	Additional Visual Effects	Adrien Gentils
Production	Delegated Producer	Nicolas Zunino
	Production Director	Séverine Cappa Marie Mora Chevais
	Co-Producer	Catherine Marconnet
	Coordinating Producer	Caroline Schoenfelder
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