The Cove is a 2009 feature-length documentary film portraying the annual killing of more than 2,500 dolphins in a cove at Taiji, Wakayama in Japan.
The film was directed by former National Geographic photographer Louis Psihoyos, and was filmed secretly during 2007 using underwater microphones and high-definition cameras disguised as rocks. It won the U.S. Audience Award at the 25th annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, United States in January 2009. It was selected as one of 16 finalists from 879 submissions in the category.
