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Release Date:
July 11, 2015
Original Title:
Le Mystère Mérou
Alternate Titles:
Rendezvous der Zackenbarsche
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ARTE
Andromède Océanologie
Les Films d'Ici
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U
Runtime: 52
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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Camera Operator:
Yanick Gentil
Serge Dumont
Roberto Rinaldi
Manuel Lefèvre
Yann Hubert
Director:
Gil Kébaïli
Lighting Camera:
Antonin Guilbert
Cédric Gentil
Original Music Composer:
Stéphane Lopez
Production Manager:
Gil Kébaïli
Production Supervisor:
Angèle Le Névé
Settings:
Gil Kébaïli
Sound Recordist:
Florent Blanchard
Sound mixer:
Simon Dubois
Writer:
Laurent Ballesta
Gil Kébaïli
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