Blackfish

Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.

Cast

Dean Gomersall

Dean Gomersall

as Self

Samantha Berg

Samantha Berg

as Self

John Jett

John Jett

as Self

John Hargrove

John Hargrove

as Self

Carol Ray

Carol Ray

as Self

Jeffrey Ventre

Jeffrey Ventre

as Self

Kim Ashdown

Kim Ashdown

as Self

Ken Balcomb

Ken Balcomb

as Self

Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

as Self

Thomas Tobin

Thomas Tobin

as Self

Reviews

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

This is a documentary about how humans keep orcas (killer whales) as pets to entertain at places such as SeaWorld. It is centered around one vicious attack by a killer whale named Tilikum, but actually takes us around the world as well as into the past. This is not the first attack on trainers, and ...

j0ng

Great documentary. I had known about Orca attacks in captivity before watching it, but this film really drove home the point. Free Willy!...

badelf

The dark side of Free Willy. Lately (mid-2023), there have been Orca attacks on boats in the Med. My theory is this: The Orcas are highly intelligent and have a fantastic communication system. The few who eventually were freed from SeaWorld got the word out to all the other Orcas in the world: "Huma...

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