Movie: The End of the Line

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ted Danson
Ted Danson

Narrator (voice)

Ben Bradshaw
Ben Bradshaw

Self - UK Fisheries Minister 2003-2007

Roberto Mielgo Bragazzi
Roberto Mielgo Bragazzi

Self - Former Tuna Farmer

Charles Clover
Charles Clover

Self - Author, "The End of the Line"

John Crosbie
John Crosbie

Self - Fisheries Minister, Canada (archive footage)

Haidar El Ali
Haidar El Ali

Self - Diver, Senegal

Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn

Self - University of Washington

Jeffrey Hutchings
Jeffrey Hutchings

Self - Dalhousie University, Canada

Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent

Narrator for France (voice)

Manolo Pacheco Luis
Manolo Pacheco Luis

Self - Fisherman, Straits of Gibraltar

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    The End of the Line

  • Overview

    Examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and argues that drastic action must be taken to reverse these trends. Examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.

  • Release Date

    2009-06-12

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    Imagine a world without fish

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    WolofEnglishEspañol
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