10s Movie Review - Born to Be Free

Director: Gayane Petrosyan
Genre: Documantary
Runtime: 74 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: Gayane Petrosyan

Description: Revelatory investigative film made by three intrepid, free-diving journalists Gaya, Tanya and Julia, about the global trade in wild sea mammals.

Review: After documentaries like “The Cove”(2009) and “Blackfish” (2013), we get “Born to Be Free”, where three free diving women investigate the global trade in wild sea mammals, focusing on the Beluga whale.
Just like many films about climate change, this film about trading wild mammals, humans are pointed out as a disturbing element. You should leave animals in their natural habitat. But people do anything for money, even if it endangers another living being’s life.
“Born to Be Free” is an interesting documentary about the sad fate of a number of beluga whales, which in the end spreads to other species that are also being captivated and tolerate just as little.
Everything is well explained and the message is good and clear. It might not have the impact as the aforementioned documentaries, but it still left and impression on me.

Rating: 3,5/ 5