The intensity of a Hollywood thriller combines with the urgency of a looming environmental disaster in this riveting investigative exposé. In the crystal-blue Sea of Cortez, Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers illegally troll for the rare totoaba fish. Known as the "cocaine of the sea," its swim bladders are prized on the black market for their alleged healing properties. But overzealous poaching methods have had far-reaching impacts, endangering not only the totoaba but also the ocean's smallest whale, the vaquita. With fewer than 20 vaquita left in the world, the clock is ticking against total extinction. Intrepid cameras accompany investigative journalists, courageous undercover agents and environmental activists as they risk their lives to preserve both species and bring an international crime syndicate to justice. Winner of Sundance's Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary and executive produced by Academy Award–winning environmentalist Leonardo di Caprio, Sea of Shadows is a heart-pounding race against greed. Myrocia Watamaniuk
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