Turtle: The Incredible Journey is a 2009 documentary feature film narrated by Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Jane Richardson is an English stage, film and television actor. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and has won two Golden Globes and a BAFTA during her career....

 and directed by Nick Stringer. The film was co-produced by SeaWorld Pictures

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is a family entertainment company owned by The Blackstone Group. SeaWorld is responsible for the operation and maintenance of eleven theme parks located throughout the United States...

 and Tradewind Pictures

Tradewind Pictures

Tradewind Pictures is a German production company, founded in 1998. It produces both feature films primarily children's films and family films and documentaries. Among its productions are Erik of het klein insectenboek , Niceland , and Fíaskó . The company was founded by Thomas Springer and Helmut G...

, and distributed in the United States by Hannover House

Hannover House

Hannover House, is an entertainment media distributor, specializing in the manufacture and release of pre-recorded movies and programs onto DVD and Blu-Ray video devices, and the publication of literary and non-fiction books. Hannover is also active in the release of higher-profile films to...

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Synopsis

A female loggerhead turtle follows the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. From a beach in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, she rides the Gulf Stream

Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean...

 to the frozen north, swimming around the entire North Atlantic to Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 and then back to the beach where she was born. But her chance of survival is low - just one in a thousand turtles will make it safely home.

Awards

• Australian Cinematographers Society
  Australian Cinematographers Society
  The Australian Cinematographers Society is an Australian organisation established in 1958 for cinematographers to meet and discuss the issues that affected them...
  
  : "Gold Award"
• Australian Cinematographers Society: "President Award"
• Hof
  Hof, Germany
  Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
  
  Kindefilmfest: "Audience Award"