700 Sharks
The largest pack of grey sharks known to date...
92 mins
Gombessa Expedition 4
Laurent Ballesta went to observe a gathering of thousands of groupers during the full moon of June 2014 (Le mystère mérou) in the southern pass of the Polynesian atoll of Fakarava, where he discovered a pack of over seven hundred grey sharks. How can this unprecedented density be explained? Could it be that social behaviors govern this wild horde? During three years of preparation, he and the other divers on his international scientific team tamed their fear by abandoning the defensive reflexes that provoke shark aggression, with the aim of slipping into the heart of the raging pack to study and film it from the inside. Sharks fitted with microchips, receiving antennas, hydrophones, an ark of 32 synchronized cameras...: a whole technological arsenal is mobilized for the project. As the groupers approach for their annual spawning, what battle plan will the sharks deploy?
Loïc Kéver
Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
Gilles Siu
Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
Hugh Pederson
Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)
Vivien Lemaignan
Post-Production Manager
Sylvain Girardot
Medical Consultant
Émilie Dumond
Writer
Emmanuel Blanche
Medical Consultant
Caroline Schoenfelder
Coordinating Producer
Luc Marescot
Director
Jean-Charles Granjon
Underwater Camera
Samuel Toutain
Additional Camera
Adrien Gentils
Additional Visual Effects
Alexis Barbier-Bouvet
Editor
Virginie Tetoofa
Additional Camera
Catherine Marconnet
Co-Producer
Kévin Peyrusse
Underwater Camera
Luc Marescot
Writer
Jérémie Eloy
Aerial Camera
Nicolas Zunino
Delegated Producer
Tom Dumoulin
Assistant Editor
Simon Dubois
Mixing Engineer
Thomas Larrey
Assistant Editor
Marie Mora Chevais
Production Director
Christophe Silvestre
Special Effects
Tuhiva Lambert
Sound
Rémi Berge
Color Grading
Séverine Cappa
Production Director
Nicolas Pruvot
Additional Camera
Thomas Courbard
Assistant Editor
Carmel Gherbi
Post-Production Manager