The Walrus and the Whistleblower

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The Walrus and the Whistleblower

2020

1h 28m

Documentary

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Former trainer Phil Demers accuses the Canadian theme park MarineLand of animal abuse.

Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

05/19/2021

Director Nathalie Bibeau paints a neat portrait of the eccentric Demers, and a deeply disturbing picture of the conditions endured by walruses, dolphins and other aquatic mammals at the Marineland park in Niagara Falls.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

03/04/2021

The legal and legislative battles supply narrative through-lines, but their progression - or rather, their stagnation - proves dull padding for the story.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

03/02/2021

A study of the intense personal costs of being at the forefront of a fight against influential adversaries whose primary interest is crushing you, at all costs.

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

12/10/2020

5/10

As honorable as her intentions may be, Bibeau ends up blowing the whistle so incessantly, it sort of leaves you deaf.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

11/25/2020

3.5/5

There is no new philosophy here, no complex argument -- just one mam's passion and determination, and everything that follows in its wake. Messy as it is, you'll be willing him to succeed.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

11/23/2020

8/10

The perfect marriage of a cracking legal drama and a vital social advocacy exposee.

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Former trainer Phil Demers accuses the Canadian theme park MarineLand of animal abuse.

Director: Nathalie Bibeau
Producer: Nathalie Bibeau, Frederic Bohbot
Screenwriter: Nathalie Bibeau
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Bunbury Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital