Born to Be Free

The documentary takes up the trade in sea mammals. The subject is whales, dolphins and walruses. Three journalists made the film. All three are free divers. Their names are Gaya, Tanya and Julia. For the investigation they travel to remote coasts of Russia. They film the pools where the animals are held. They follow the methods of capture and transport. The conditions they see are severe. Where these animals are sold on is traced as well. The corruption inside the trade is set out. The film stands openly against that trade. It should be watched as a work of advocacy. The seventy four minute documentary carries the signature of Gayane Petrosyan, a Russian and British co-production finished in 2017.