The Grouper Mystery (2015)
The Grouper Mystery (2015)
Every year, in the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks.
In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks… The photographer, diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, with his team, wanted to better understand what motivates these fish to wait until the exact day of the full moon to spawn all at once! With the help of researchers from the CNRS of Moorea, they dived and conducted numerous experiments to study and witness this unique phenomenon. Taking advantage of this period of incredible richness, Laurent Ballesta did a record dive of 24 hours at over 20 meters.

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Laurent Ballesta Laurent Ballesta As: Self
Pierre Tissot Pierre Tissot As: Narrator (voice)
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In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks… The photographer, diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, with his team, wanted to better understand what motivates these fish to wait until the exact day of the full moon to spawn all at once! With the help of researchers from the CNRS of Moorea, they dived and conducted numerous experiments to study and witness this unique phenomenon. Taking advantage of this period of incredible richness, Laurent Ballesta did a record dive of 24 hours at over 20 meters.


Tagline: Every year, in the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks.
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français, Deutsch

Release Date: 11 July 2015

Country: FR

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films d'Ici, Andromède Océanologie, ARTE

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Production Crew

Gil Kébaïli

Gil Kébaïli

Production Manager

Angèle Le Névé

Angèle Le Névé

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Simon Dubois

Simon Dubois

Sound mixer

Stéphane Lopez

Stéphane Lopez

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Camera Operator

Serge Dumont

Serge Dumont

Camera Operator

Yann Hubert

Yann Hubert

Camera Operator

Roberto Rinaldi

Roberto Rinaldi

Camera Operator

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Camera Operator

Lighting

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Art Department

Other Crew

Antonin Guilbert

Antonin Guilbert

Lighting Camera

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

Lighting Camera

Florent Blanchard

Florent Blanchard

Sound Recordist

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