Turtle: The Incredible Journey

2009 • 1h 21m • Documentary

69%Rotten Tomatoes

A loggerhead is never lost through her invisible but indelible ancestral roots.

The story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream up towards the Arctic and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic across to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey.

Director

Nick Stringer

Writers

Melanie Finn

Status

Released