700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, 700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) is a documentary film directed by Gil Kébaïli, running about 27 minutes.

What it’s about. Originally, in 2014, Laurent Ballesta had just one precise objective: to unravel the mystery of groupers. To understand the issues involved in their collective reproduction. But although focused on the study of groupers, the real surprise came from the sharks. Never before had the team been confronted with such a density of grey reef sharks. The divers took up the challenge of counting them. Methodically, they repeated the operation many times to arrive at the impressive figure of 700 grey reef sharks. Each year, the team returned to the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia. Until 2019, for the fourth expedition, "Gombessa 4" is the synthesis of precise and unique scientific protocols. The mission demonstrated that shark hunts are not anarchic, but rely in part on social organization within the horde, following in the footsteps of the 700 grey sharks in "700 sharks in the night (Gombessa 4, Genesis)".

Who’s in it. 700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) stars Laurent Ballesta as Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur, Yannis Papastamatiou as Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA), Charlie Huveneers as Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie) and Frédéric Bertucci as Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, 700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) page.

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