The read
A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 86/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,973 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" -- a sign of mass coral death -- has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic86/100
133 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeff OrlowskiDirector
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff OrlowskiWriter
- Vickie CurtisWriter
- Davis CoombeWriter
- Saul Simon MacWilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Andrew AckermanHimself
- Pim BongaertsHimself - Additional Featured Scientist
- Neal CantinHimself - Additional Featured Scientist
- Phil DustanHimself - Scientific Advisor
- Ruth GatesHerself - Scientific Advisor
- Manuel González-RiveroHimself - Additional Featured Scientist
- Ove Hoegh-GuldbergHimself - Chief Scientific Advisor
- Joanie KleypasHerself - Scientific Advisor
- Justin MarshallHimself - Scientific Advisor
- Trevor MendelowHimself
- Rupert OrmondHimself - Additional Featured Scientist
- James PorterHimself - Scientific Advisor
Themes
coral reefglobal warmingscuba divingenvironmenttime lapse photographyunderwater photographymarine biologynature documentarycoralmarine life
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