I’m not one to blog about movies but I will make an exception this time for Sharkwater. It’s a documentary that I just saw this afternoon on The Movie Network and it really blew my mind. It’s only 1:30 minutes long but at about 1:20 minutes in, I almost started to cry.

Not something you would normaly do when watching something on sharks. Yes … you heard me. Sharks! Did you know that shark fins are almost as covetted as drugs? Yeah … poachers grabs the sharks, cut their fins off and put them back in the water. WTF?! How would you like it if I cut off your limbs and left you on the streets with nothing but the shirt you are wearing?

Here’s is an excerpt of the synopsis:

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Just the things that the filmaker and crew goes through during this movie is unbelievable. If you haven’t seen this movie, I urge you to grab it and watch it. It truly is an eye opener. It’s been 5 or 6 hours since I’ve watch it and I’m still baffled by the whole thing.

Have you seen it? What did you think of it?