Turtle: The Incredible Journey
A loggerhead is never lost through her invisible but indelible ancestral roots.
A loggerhead is never lost through her invisible but indelible ancest...
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2009
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The story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream up towards the Arctic and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic across to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey.
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Runtime:
81 min
Release date:
1 Oct 2009
Country:
DE, GB, AT
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$69,389
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A solitary long-distance traveler with prehistoric cachet, the loggerhead turtle makes a compelling subject for a nature film, as the spectacularly shot, aptly named Turtle: The Incredible Journey demonstrates, if at times too feverishly.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jun 2011
fresh:
A smartly shot sea documentary delivers its ecological message but does suffer from an overly dramatic narration.
– Kirk Honeycutt,
Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jun 2011
fresh:
Nick Stringer's documentary about the 25-year migratory cycle of loggerhead turtles has some remarkable underwater footage.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
24 Jun 2011
rotten:
Without a disclaimer that explains what's real and not, how can viewers, including those who may already be skeptical about claims of environmental crises, trust that the whole thing hasn't been made up?
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
23 Jun 2011
fresh:
Visually resplendent.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
23 Jun 2011