Turtle: The Incredible Journey is a 2009 documentary film narrated by Miranda Richardson and directed by Nick Stringer. The film was co-produced by MTN Movies and SeaWorld Pictures and Tradewind Pictures, and distributed in the United States by Hannover House.
Plot
Each season, two million loggerhead sea turtles are hatched but one in ten thousand turtles will return to lay their eggs. Carr, A. (1986). New perspectives on the pelagic stage of sea turtle development (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-190). U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. https://georgehbalazs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/New-Perspectives-on-the-Pelagic-Stage-of-Sea-Turtle-Development.pdf This documentary depicts a female loggerhead sea turtle as she follows the path of her ancestors on a journey. Embarking from a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream to the frozen north, swimming around the entire North Atlantic to Africa and then back to the beach where she was born.
Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69%, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.
Awards Australian Cinematographers Society: "Gold Award" Australian Cinematographers Society: "President Award" Hof Kinderfilmfest: "Audience Award"
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