

Documentary
Overview
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?
Top Cast


Laurent Ballesta
Laurent Ballesta
Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur
Laurent Ballesta
Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur


Yannis Papastamatiou
Yannis Papastamatiou
Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)
Yannis Papastamatiou
Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)


Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers
Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)
Charlie Huveneers
Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)


Frédéric Bertucci
Frédéric Bertucci
Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)
Frédéric Bertucci
Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)


Éric Parmentier
Éric Parmentier
Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)
Éric Parmentier
Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)


Damien Sony
Damien Sony
Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)
Damien Sony
Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)


Johann Mourier
Johann Mourier
Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)
Johann Mourier
Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)


Orphal Colleye
Orphal Colleye
Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)
Orphal Colleye
Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)


Miri Tatarata
Miri Tatarata
Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)
Miri Tatarata
Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)


Yann Hubert
Yann Hubert
Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)
Yann Hubert
Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)
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