A ★★★★★ review of Blackfish (2013)

Brilliant documentary, a must-watch for everyone. With a lot of astonishing, suspenseful footage, making this actually a thriller with insights. Blackfish will change the way you look at performance killer whales. And hopefully also how you look at all other animals in circuses, marine parks and in captivity in general. 'We frown on circus animals and we would be horrified by zoos which featured the keepers riding around on lions' backs or sitting on the shoulders of gorillas. Yet the whale acts are still acceptable. Not for much longer, perhaps.' (The Guardian) Peter Bradshaw: "As horribly gripping as a serial-killer

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Blackfish (2013)

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.