REPORT FROM RIC O’BARRY:
It’s official, “The Cove” will open in Japan!
I can’t tell you all how tumultuous the last few weeks have been. Our greatest hope has always been to open “The Cove” in Japan. It’s the most powerful tool we have in ending the dolphin slaughter. Once people see it they have such a better understanding of the captivity issue, the IWC and more importantly, the senselessness and brutality with which these dolphins are dying.
So when theaters started cancelling their bookings, I got worried. When nationalists managed to shut down several campus screenings, I was convinced that this film would never make it into theaters. I started to really question Japan’s resolve as a democracy.
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