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Cast
Laurent Ballesta
as Self - Plongeur, photographe, biologiste marin
Gaël Clément
as Self - Paléontologue au Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris
Peter Timm
as Self - Plongeur, fondateur du Trimix, Afrique du Sud
Emmanuel Blanche
as Self - Médecin hyperbare de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "
Florian Holon
as Self - Plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "
Thibault Rauby
as Self - Biologiste, plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "
Yanick Gentil
as Self - Cameraman sous-marin, plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "
Marc Herbin
as Self - Spécialiste de la locomotion des vertebrés, CNRS / MNHN
Kerry Sink
as Self - Chercheur au The South African Institute Aquatic Biodiversity
Cédric Gentil
as Self - Logisticien de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2013
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes7
DirectorGil Kébaïli
WritersGil Kébaïli, Laurent Ballesta
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Coelacanth, a dive into our origins
About The Coelacanth, a dive into our origins
Gombessa Expedition 1 To dive for the Coelacanth is to go back in time. In 1938, when it was known only as a fossil, a Coelacanth was discovered in South Africa in a fisherman's net. This species bears witness to an evolutionary bifurcation 380 million years ago, and bears the marks of a great event: the day the fish left the ocean for the open air. Does it hold the secret to the transition to walking on land? In 2010, a marine biologist and outstanding diver, Laurent Ballesta, took the first photographs of the Coelacanth in its ecosystem. In April 2013, divers and researchers set down their equipment at the Sodwana base camp in South Africa, in the club founded by Peter Timm (who died in 2014). Six weeks of extreme diving at depths of over 120 meters, in an attempt to film the Coelacanth with a double-headed camera, collect its DNA and tag a subject with a satellite-linked beacon...
Directed by Gil Kébaïli, The Coelacanth, a dive into our origins leans on a strong ensemble — Laurent Ballesta, Gaël Clément, Peter Timm — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2013.
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