[director narrates] My name is Ali.
I've been fascinated with the ocean for as long as I can remember.
But this romantic vision that I always had of the ocean …
completely changed.
I was forced to confront a side of the story I never knew,
a story of just how huge our impact on the seas had become.
[man 2] Where are the big environment groups?
They are deliberately not engaging with the most important issue of all.
Can you turn off the cameras? Thanks.
[Ali] Would you say there's any safety concerns for me making this film?
[man 3, in Thai] If you're scared of dying, go home.
[tense music playing]
[man 4, in English] The safety concerns are serious. Ignore them at your risk.
[man 5] If you're getting in the way of business, you are risking your own life.
The slaughter of these dolphins is a reaction
to the overfishing that's happening.
[distorted] Don't film my face. I can be hunted down for helping you.
Turn off the video!
[man 6, in Thai] When the ships are in the ocean, they can throw you overboard.
[in English] We hear a lot about blood diamonds. This is blood shrimp.
[tense music continues]
[police siren wails]
[man 7] We are at war with the oceans,
and if we win this war, we're gonna lose it all
because mankind is not able to live on this planet with a dead sea.
[Ali] I just don't see how you could possibly enforce
sustainable fishing laws with all these boats.
[man 8] The same syndicates that are behind illegal fishing
are the same criminal groups that are behind drug trafficking,
human trafficking, and other crimes.
-[Ali] There's no slavery going on? -No.
It's business.
[man 9] If you want to address climate change,
the first thing you do is protect the ocean.
And the solution to that is very simple:
leave it alone.
[dramatic music playing]
[woman] Most of the positive and negative things
that bring about change in human civilization
start with someone.
Some "one."
[tense music builds]