Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson

Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson

2011 · 110 min · ★ 6.3 · Documentary

The story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson, as he repeatedly flouts the law so that he may apprehend what he sees as the more serious lawbreakers: the illegal poachers of the world.

Directed by Trish Dolman

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