"Eco-Pirate" tells the story of a man on a mission
to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical
ecologist, Captain Paul Watson as he repeatedly flouts the law, so that he may
apprehend what he sees as the more serious law-breakers: the illegal poachers
of the world.
Using verité sequences shot aboard his ship as a framing device,
the documentary examines Watson's personal history as an activist through
archival footage and interviews, while revealing the impact of this relentless
pursuit on his personal life.
From the genesis of Greenpeace to sinking a pirate
whaling ship off Portugal, and from clashes with fisherman in the Galapagos to
Watson's recent headline-grabbing battles with the Japanese whaling fleet in
Antarctica, the film chronicles the extraordinary life of the most
controversial figure in the environmental movement; the heroics, the ego, the
urgency of the world's original eco-pirate.
Watch the full documentary below
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