Turtle: The Incredible Journey

"A loggerhead is never lost through her invisible but indelible ancestral roots."

Jun 24 2011 G 1h 19m
Documentary

The story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream up towards the Arctic and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic across to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey.

Plot

A little loggerhead turtle follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream all the way to the frozen north and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic to Africa and back to the beach where she was born.

Written by

Warren Coleman, Melanie Finn, Judy Morris

Directed by

Warren Coleman, Judy Morris, Nick Stringer

Cast

Miranda Richardson, David Bowles, Patrick Cox

Crew

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Production Countries

Austria, United Kingdom, Germany

Production Companies

Tradewind Pictures, ORF, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), OFI, Allegro Film

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
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# of Votes
895
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
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