The Dark Hobby
Seen it?2021 | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The Hawai'ian Islands are ground zero for the aquarium trade who capture and traffic reef fish for hobbyists’ tanks, decimating the reef, ocean and earth’s oxygen. Native Hawai'ians, conservationists, scientists, aquarium fish collectors and breeders are locked in a controversy over the stunning “treasure of Hawai'i” – the ornamental fish.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paula Fouce
- Kimokeo KapahulehuaSelf - Kapuna Elder
- Robert WintnerSelf
- Wilfred KaupikoSelf - Mayor of Milolilii
- Kaimi KaupikoSelf
- Gail GrabowskySelf - Chaminade Univ, Honolulu
- Ben WilliamsonSelf - PETA
- Jessica WooleySelf - House of Representatives
- Jonathan BalcombeSelf - Author
- Teresa TeleckySelf - Humane Society International
- Kealoha PisciottaSelf - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou