Sharkwater Extinction

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Sharkwater Extinction

2019

1h 24m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Rob Stewart travels across oceans to expose the illegal and violent underworld of shark finning.

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Critics Consensus

Beautiful yet gut-wrenching, Sharkwater Extinction offers an eye-opening condemnation of an illegal trade -- and a poignant farewell to a talented filmmaker.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Mar 22, 2019

4/5

Mostly the documentary, which was finished by the Icelandic-Canadian film-maker Sturla Gunnarsson, leaves you with a profound sense of a life cut short and a mission incomplete.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Mar 22, 2019

3/5

It's powerful stuff, in places.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

Mar 20, 2019

3/5

Sharkwater Extinction isn't just out to make you feel bad, though, it's cannily also out to entertain.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 1, 2021

3/5

Part call to action and part tribute to the man and his work. T

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Nathaniel Rogers

The Film Experience

Dec 19, 2019

If you care about animal rights or love amazing underwater footage (guilty on both counts!) Sharkwater Extinction is a must-see.

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space (Substack)

Jul 17, 2019

4/5

Footage of him being at one with the creatures and seascapes he lived and fought for are as a profoundly inspiring as anything he had ever shot for the cause of shark conservation.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 27, 2025

Real footage in 1 hour and 24 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jul 27, 2022

So not worth 01 hour: and 24 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oct 20, 2020

I had to close my eyes. It makes me very angry. People who have little value for life deserve to be shown the same for theirs. I'm okay with rounding up all the participants and dumping them in the middle of the Pacific.

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Jul 17, 2020

this is an amazing movie, about corruption everywhere, especially costa rica. about the people in the illegal shark fin industry and the guys trying to stop it. more like an action adventure, not a doc. everyones after the money.

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Apr 20, 2020

This is an amazing documentary of not only the illegal exploitation of sharks, and portrays a great message, but also just a stunning piece of film. Must watch!

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Apr 1, 2020

Some beautiful scenes but a critically important message. This ought to be seen in schools and governments but importantly acted upon

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Rob Stewart travels across oceans to expose the illegal and violent underworld of shark finning.

Director: Rob Stewart
Producer: Rob Stewart, Sandra Campbell, Brian Stewart, Rob Stewart
Screenwriter: Rob Stewart
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: Sharkwater Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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