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In Taiji, Japan, local fishermen hide a gruesome secret: the capture and slaughter of dolphins. Activist Ric O'Barry, who trained dolphins for the ``Flipper'' TV series, joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Ocean Preservation Society to expose the brutal practice, risking life and limb in the process.
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Since "Nanook of the North" and probably earlier, nonfiction filmmakers have meddled with the subjects of their movies. The genre has never lacked artistic meddling. But one particular brand of documentary, the crusading partisan spiel, puts filmmaker front and center in an overt plea to change public opinion and alter viewers' behavior. (Full review)