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Sep 22, 2016 · ‘Huntwatch’: Film Review. Brant Backlund's documentary, narrated by Ryan Reynolds, chronicles the decades-long efforts to stop the slaughter of baby seals.
Oct 13, 2016 · Experienced seal hunters can club and skin a pup in just 30 seconds, according to the documentary “Huntwatch,” and Brian Davies has spent close to a half-century trying to slow them down.
- Brant Backlund
Reviews Ryan Reynolds narrates the tumultuous history of Canada's commercial seal hunts. Nearly put to a stop in the '80s, demand for fur and government subsidies keep the hunt alive, and hunters...
- Brant Backlund
- Documentary
Sep 16, 2016 · The ongoing clash between activism and politics played out on the ice floes of Atlantic Canada is penetratingly — and unflinchingly — portrayed in Huntwatch.
- Brant Backlund
- Ryan Reynolds
Huntwatch Reviews. "Huntwatch" feels dismayingly one-sided. Yet as we hear of animals being skinned alive and see a bludgeoned pup linger in agony, any pro-hunt argument seems emphatically...
Details. Showing 3 Critic Reviews. 70. Los Angeles Times. Sep 19, 2016. The ongoing clash between activism and politics played out on the ice floes of Atlantic Canada is penetratingly — and unflinchingly — portrayed in Huntwatch. Read More. By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW. 70. The Hollywood Reporter. Sep 23, 2016.
Oct 14, 2016 · Huntwatch: Directed by Brant Backlund. With Ryan Reynolds. Seals, lies and videotapes. Violent confrontation boils over on the ice floes of Canada as activists, fishermen and politicians battle over the fate of baby seals.
