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Released
2009 · FILM

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

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

Runtime
81 min
DocumentaryFamily

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Sean BartonShot by Rory McguinnessScored by Henning Lohner

Also known as

  • Tortugade
  • Tortuga – Die unglaubliche Reise der Meeresschildkrötede
  • L'incredibile viaggio della tartarugait

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