The Cove
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The Cove is an Oscar-winning 2009 documentary film that exposes the secret dolphin hunting practices in Taiji, Japan, and raises broader concerns about marine conservation and animal rights.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cove canonical | 31 |
| The Cove (2009 film) | 2 |
| documentary film "The Cove" | 2 |
| The Cove (2009 documentary film) | 1 |
| The Cove documentary | 1 |
| documentary film The Cove | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cove Context triple: [Jeff Skoll, notableWork, The Cove]
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A.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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B.
Ten Canoes
Ten Canoes is a 2006 Australian film, spoken largely in Indigenous Australian languages, that tells an ancestral story of the Yolngu people and is acclaimed for its culturally authentic portrayal of Aboriginal life.
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C.
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film about genetically engineered sharks that terrorize researchers in an underwater facility.
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D.
Blue Planet II
Blue Planet II is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the world’s oceans with groundbreaking underwater cinematography and scientific insight.
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E.
Saw Sea
The Saw Sea is a body of water located off the western part of Timor in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cove Target entity description: The Cove is an Oscar-winning 2009 documentary film that exposes the secret dolphin hunting practices in Taiji, Japan, and raises broader concerns about marine conservation and animal rights.
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A.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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B.
Ten Canoes
Ten Canoes is a 2006 Australian film, spoken largely in Indigenous Australian languages, that tells an ancestral story of the Yolngu people and is acclaimed for its culturally authentic portrayal of Aboriginal life.
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C.
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film about genetically engineered sharks that terrorize researchers in an underwater facility.
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D.
Blue Planet II
Blue Planet II is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the world’s oceans with groundbreaking underwater cinematography and scientific insight.
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E.
Saw Sea
The Saw Sea is a body of water located off the western part of Timor in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American documentary film
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documentary film ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote marine mammal protection
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raise awareness about dolphin hunting ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary ⓘ National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film ⓘ Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures ⓘ Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film ⓘ Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Documentary ⓘ Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography |
Brook Aitken
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Eric Abramson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Louie Psihoyos ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lionsgate
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Roadside Attractions ⓘ |
| editingBy |
Geoffrey Richman
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Greg Finton ⓘ Kelly Crabb ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening |
Sundance Film Festival 2009
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linked to:
Sundance Film Festival
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| filmingLocation | Taiji, Wakayama, Japan ⓘ |
| focusesOn | annual dolphin drive hunts in Taiji ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental documentary
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investigative documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cruelty to animals
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impact of mercury contamination ⓘ secrecy and government cover‑up ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal rights
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dolphin hunting in Taiji, Japan ⓘ environmental activism ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| musicBy | J. Ralph ⓘ |
| narrator | Richard O’Barry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hidden cameras disguised as rocks
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underwater and night‑vision footage of dolphin hunts ⓘ use of covert filming techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Fisher Stevens
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Paula DuPré Pesmen ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 92 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mark Monroe ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Hambleton
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Kirk Krack ⓘ Louie Psihoyos ⓘ Mandy-Rae Cruickshank ⓘ Ric O’Barry ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy in Japan ⓘ |
| title | The Cove ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Cove Description of subject: The Cove is an Oscar-winning 2009 documentary film that exposes the secret dolphin hunting practices in Taiji, Japan, and raises broader concerns about marine conservation and animal rights.
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