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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,840 [thunderous ocean roar] 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,800 [narrator] "In a world older than ours 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,080 there are finished and complete creatures 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,040 gifted with the extension of the sense 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,120 we have lost or never attained, 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,960 living by voices we shall never hear." 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:27,840 Henry Beston. 10 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,680 [♪ gentle music playing] 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,040 [distant drumming] 12 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,800 [insects chirping] 13 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,960 [♪ gentle music continues] 14 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,400 [narrator] In the 18th century, news reached Europe about islands 15 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,000 with breathtaking nature and beautiful people, 16 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,240 and about their dances full of unbridled passion. 17 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,920 News about natives practicing magical rituals, 18 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 capable of listening to nature 19 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,200 and using it by means unequaled on our planet. 20 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,880 [♪ gentle music continues] 21 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,520 {\an8}[water laps gently] 22 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,120 [Libor] A 20-hour flight from the heart of Europe to the other side of the globe 23 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,720 set our clock back by eleven hours, thanks to the difference of 11 time zones. 24 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:27,200 The archipelago of French Polynesia consists of 118 islands and atolls 25 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,160 scattered over an area as large as Europe. 26 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,400 The desire to learn about and record this paradise on earth 27 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,440 with photographic cameras was alluring to us. 28 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,880 [Petra] We are headed for the Society Islands. 29 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,720 The islands of Tahiti; Mo'orea with its legendary Cook's Bay, 30 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,480 vanilla-flavored Taha'a, sacred Raiatea, hospitable Maupiti, 31 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,920 Huahine, as well as the island of Bora Bora, 32 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,080 also called the Pearl of the Pacific; all these are waiting for us. 33 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,920 Today it is much easier to travel from island to island 34 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,280 than it was for the first inhabitants who sailed here in canoes 35 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,480 from far away South East Asia some 200 years B.C. 36 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,840 They were excellent seafarers; they knew how to navigate using stars, 37 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:13,880 reading sea currents and the directions of the waves. 38 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,280 The world admires their abilities to this day 39 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,200 and the locals are justifiably proud 40 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,080 of the skills and traditions of their ancestors. 41 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:25,760 What is life like in French Polynesia today, in the 21st century, 42 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,880 after 200 years of Western cultural influences? 43 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,400 [♪ tranquil music playing] 44 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,400 [Libor] Every time I arrive at the sea I first approach it, 45 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:46,040 stroke the water and ask its permission for me and my friends 46 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,520 to enter and return safely. 47 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,880 It is my own ritual. 48 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,880 The surface of the sea is a gateway into another world. 49 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,360 In the silence of the ocean's depth 50 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,880 I quickly forget all the insistent manifestations of civilization. 51 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,480 Under the water I am much calmer, 52 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,120 although today I feel a little uneasy about how Petra will manage 53 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,320 those close encounters with the schools of sharks waiting for us. 54 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,680 This area is famous for them. 55 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,560 For Petra it will certainly be a new experience. 56 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,280 And here they are, the first sharks... 57 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,400 well, rather babies of the white tip sharks. 58 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,480 They watch us with curiosity. 59 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,920 [Petra] The colorful palette of the undersea world fascinates me. 60 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,240 The fatigue from the long flight is gone. 61 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,040 For me, the sea is like an enormous accumulator of energy. 62 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,880 I realize that in the area of the Society Islands 63 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,480 there are few places left with such a well-preserved coral kingdom 64 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,200 like here on Maupiti. 65 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,600 And the main thing is, even in the center of the busy and multicolored sea life, 66 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,040 incredible silence reigns. 67 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,480 [soft breathing through regulator] 68 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,640 [narrator] The coral world used to be much richer. 69 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,280 The coral, to'a, represent life and growth 70 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,440 and had its power ti'i. 71 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,320 It transferred this power to objects made of it. 72 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:54,200 Sanctuaries called "marae" were made of large coral blocks. 73 00:05:54,280 --> 00:05:58,080 Marae used to witness ceremonies venerating many gods. 74 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:03,080 Stones were attributed an extraordinary spiritual power called "mana." 75 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,560 By turning the heads of the stone fish towards the ocean, 76 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,840 the guardians of the sanctuaries were asking the god of fishermen 77 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,600 to assure a good catch. 78 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,400 Legends say that by concentrating their minds, 79 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,840 the forefathers were capable of influencing nature. 80 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,360 Marae reminds of rectangular pedestals with no walls or roofs. 81 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,440 The most sacred place is the altar, ahu. 82 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,480 The buildings are constructed of lava rocks and coral slabs, 83 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,400 hauled here laboriously, quite often from distant places. 84 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,280 The coral seats were places from which representatives of the highest class 85 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,880 observed the ceremonies. 86 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:46,480 [Petra] On Maupiti, marae are densely sprinkled close to each other. 87 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,200 Riding rickety bicycles, we barely cover a few meters before our guide Jeffry 88 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:53,720 stops at another remarkable sanctuary. 89 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,320 There are many of them on all the islands around. 90 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,880 [♪ eerie music playing] 91 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,520 [narrator] The majority of local inhabitants today 92 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,640 are followers of the Christian faith. 93 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,360 In spite of that, they are afraid, just as their ancestors were, 94 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,960 to move any stone so as not to invite bad luck. 95 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,800 Some of the stones have sacred animals engraved on them. 96 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,320 Nobody knows exactly the age of these petroglyphs. 97 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,200 [Petra] Jeffry shows us human bones. 98 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:26,800 He does not know, however, 99 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,680 whether these are the remains of those who died naturally, 100 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,960 or whether they were victims of sacrificial rituals. 101 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:37,240 Human sacrifices to the Gods were by far not so exceptional. 102 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,320 [♪ soft music playing] 103 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,200 [narrator] Missionaries did not understand native rites. 104 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,720 They were terrified by their influence and so attempted to eradicate them. 105 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,480 They did not even hesitate to use the sacred places 106 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,240 as foundations for their churches. 107 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:06,000 The missionaries abolished strict rules based on tapu, that is tabu. 108 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,120 Unfortunately, even those important 109 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,240 for maintenance of balance in the living environment. 110 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:16,200 Depending on seasons, certain kinds of fish or plants were forbidden to eat. 111 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,960 In Individual regions, people could eat only certain meals. 112 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,240 [wind blowing] 113 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,520 [Petra] Polynesians drew the spiritual power mana 114 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,480 from both the dry land and the sea. 115 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,840 Even then they understood the close relationship between these two worlds 116 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,200 and the need to protect them for the future. 117 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,080 [Libor] Coral reefs are in a way cities. 118 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:46,640 They offer apartments and enough to eat for a varied community of animals. 119 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:51,720 The perfectly intertwined structure represents a biological laboratory 120 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,360 not only for the ocean, but for the whole planet. 121 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,200 If one part is damaged, the others are affected too. 122 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:03,520 One of the natural enemies of the life giving coral is the starfish, 123 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,440 the "crown of thorns." 124 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,120 In one year this variety of a sea star 125 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,840 can wipe out up to ten square meters of live coral. 126 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,960 It causes more damage than a hurricane. 127 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,360 [♪ ambient music playing] 128 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,360 [♪ ambient music continues] 129 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,200 [Petra] I'm so thrilled I can hardly breathe. 130 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,880 She emerged from the depth of the ocean like a phantom. 131 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,800 I'm trying not to miss even a fraction of this wonderful encounter. 132 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:42,200 Giant five meter wings of Atlantic manta almost touch Libor's camera. 133 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,600 [drum beating] 134 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:04,240 [narrator] From the sacred Marae Taputapuatea, 135 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,320 the most able seafarers of the planet were setting out in their canoes. 136 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,640 {\an8}On each of the newly settled islands they erected a sanctuary, 137 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,760 {\an8}using as the main foundation stone one from this same area. 138 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,680 Raiatea thus played an important role in the whole process of settlement 139 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,280 of the Polynesian triangle. 140 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,720 [Petra] The festive ceremony starts just as, like by magic, 141 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,240 an enormous cloudburst stopped. 142 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,960 Ambassadors from Tahiti, Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter and Cook Islands 143 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,280 arrive to strengthen their ancient ties 144 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:40,520 from the times when Taputapuatea was a spiritual center. 145 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:45,560 The guard in front of the ceremonial circle wouldn't let us any closer. 146 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,600 We're probably the only tourists 147 00:11:47,680 --> 00:11:50,120 among the ambassadors and natives of the islands. 148 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,800 I feel a strange humility. 149 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,760 [Libor] The man conducting the Ava ceremony 150 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,760 performs a cleansing ritual using seawater. 151 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,640 The water is in fact the carrier of the sea Mana. 152 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,920 Delegates from the individual islands inside the circle 153 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,520 embody the connection between the visible and the invisible sacred world. 154 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,440 The ceremony is accompanied by drinking the ritual beverage kava. 155 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,800 The presence of the ancestor spirits 156 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:24,040 is to reinforce the unity of the participants and gods. 157 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,000 One after the other, 158 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,040 like in the times when Taputapuatea was a kind of university, 159 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,840 the ambassadors share experiences from their home islands. 160 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,720 [people applauding] 161 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,000 [drum beating continues] 162 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:54,960 [narrator] Things were not always so friendly. 163 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:59,200 Even humans were sacrificed at the altar of Oro, the god of war. 164 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,800 He was also the god of harmony and peace in peacetime. 165 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:07,000 His spiritual energy is said to still emanate from the highest stone. 166 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,520 Even today we can still feel it. 167 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,800 [Petra] Legends are told also through dances, 168 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,200 originating in the movements of nature. 169 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,880 [fast-paced drum beating] 170 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:47,840 [waves crashing] 171 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,800 [Petra] With the islanders, the family comes first. 172 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:57,680 On Tahiti even very young women bear children, who are cared for by the family. 173 00:13:57,760 --> 00:13:59,800 Childlessness is unheard of. 174 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:03,080 Affectionate human relationships attract many men 175 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,560 even from other corners of the world. 176 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:10,680 [narrator] My father, grandfather, myself, 177 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,280 my cousin and the owner of the boat. 178 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,960 Here I am Don Corleone and my fan club. 179 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:20,480 ...with his fan club. 180 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,600 [narrator] Daughter number one is 30 years old, 181 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,840 son number five is 20, 182 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,800 daughter number two is 28. 183 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,960 [birds chirping] 184 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,960 [Petra] Flowers serve not only as decoration 185 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,000 and perfume behind one's ear, 186 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,360 but also as herbal remedies. 187 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,080 By the way, there isn't a pharmacy on Maupiti. 188 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,120 Pulp made of the mangrove nut hotu, 189 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,200 wrapped in a piece of cloth and applied to the back, can chase pain away. 190 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,920 [man talking indistinctly] 191 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,320 This is tamanu seed. 192 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,800 [narrator] This is tamanu. 193 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:12,040 We press oil out of it for burns and sore skin after tattoos. 194 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,800 It heals wounds and prevents infections. 195 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,320 We dry it under the sun... 196 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,760 [narrator] There is always one member in a family 197 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,360 who knows the secrets of nature 198 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,240 and whom people see in case of illness. 199 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:28,680 He then passes his know-how 200 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,600 onto the next keeper of family traditions and knowledge, 201 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,920 usually to one of the children of his own children. 202 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,360 In spite of modern times, grandparents teach their grandchildren old skills. 203 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,760 Such as weaving of baskets from palm leaves, 204 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,400 or building of traditional roofs from soaked leaves of the pandanus. 205 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,280 Even coconut fibers become beautiful decorations and jewels 206 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:01,960 in the hands of women. 207 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,160 [Libor] Some women prefer fishing. 208 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,640 During the Heiva festival, 209 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,480 a contest is also held for the most successful fisherwoman. 210 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,600 [Petra] The show of the catch takes place 211 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,440 at the famous quarter-of-a-millennium old market place 212 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,520 in the capital of Tahiti, Papeete. 213 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,480 Mahi mahi is a favorite delicacy. 214 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,280 However, harpooning it can at times be life threatening. 215 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,560 Men chase the fish from a boat when the strong winds blow. 216 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,800 In big waves the fish come close to the surface. 217 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:49,040 This courageous hunt brings back the artful skills of ancient savages 218 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,400 and can sometimes last for hours. 219 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,440 [people chattering] 220 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,840 [water bubbling] 221 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,120 [Libor] Rather than being surrounded by fish in the market 222 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,440 I feel much better with the live fish underwater. 223 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,840 Although sometimes one must be very careful. 224 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,000 Four hundred million years of evolution 225 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:13,040 polished the abilities of sharks beyond human comprehension. 226 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:17,040 They do not perceive their environment through five senses like we do, 227 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:18,640 but with eight. 228 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:23,800 They discover potential prey easily and its chance of escape is negligible. 229 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:28,120 We are not an item on their menu but circumspection is necessary. 230 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:33,560 The basic rule is: Never show fear and constantly keep facing them. 231 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:36,960 [Petra] I guard each of my thoughts 232 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:41,240 and concentrate on the gracious movements of the black tip sharks. 233 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:45,160 Any sign of nervousness could wake up their unnecessary curiosity. 234 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:51,120 Even though the likelihood of an attack is minimal it cannot be entirely excluded. 235 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,720 [Libor] Three and a half meter long lemon sharks circle around us 236 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,840 and scan us inquisitively with their senses. 237 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,800 They perceive changes in vibrations, waves and pressure, 238 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,880 thanks to the small channels on the sides of their trunks 239 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,560 where the nerve endings are located. 240 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,000 Another extraordinary organ of sharks 241 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,760 is located in the vicinity of their nostrils 242 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,640 and called Lorenzini's ampoules. 243 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,000 With this they can feel, at the distance of several meters, 244 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,880 changes in the electromagnetic field. 245 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,600 Every living being emits weak electromagnetic waves, 246 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:38,240 even a shrimp cleaning a moray eel of unpleasant parasites and food leftovers. 247 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:45,480 [Petra] The first close encounter surpassed all my expectations. 248 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,440 They are so beautiful I'm spellbound. 249 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,080 I cannot take my eyes off them. 250 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:05,400 [Libor] Flashes of our strobes also lured over curious grey reef sharks. 251 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,200 [Petra] Next to our undersea biologist and guide Julian, 252 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,200 I can fully concentrate on taking pictures. 253 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,960 Not only does he cover my back, but he also watches 254 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:26,320 whether the predators show any sign of restlessness and want to taste me. 255 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,720 A shark has taste buds over the whole of his body 256 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:35,520 and when he brushes past me, he is in fact tasting me. 257 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,600 [♪ soft music playing] 258 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,080 [Libor] Unfortunately, our air is getting low 259 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,120 so we have to slowly return to the boat. 260 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,800 [Petra] Libor, of course, would rather stay. 261 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:25,720 Sharks, as if they sensed our hesitation, don't want to part with us either. 262 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,960 [Libor] Whereas we discover the beauties of the undersea world 263 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:51,880 in a state of weightlessness, 264 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:56,880 moving on the surface of the island has its limitations and sometimes even hurts. 265 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,480 [Petra laughs] 266 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:04,760 [Petra] We set out to the interior of Bora Bora by the only road there is. 267 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,760 Where is our driver Terry? 268 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,400 It's a strange feeling to see nobody driving. 269 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,520 However, the passable road ends soon, 270 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,520 so to reach the interior we have to go on foot. 271 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,480 [Libor] The next day, we follow the Moroccan archeologist Azdin. 272 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,680 We had no idea he cleared the trail with a machete only recently. 273 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,560 He pushes us further and further. 274 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,000 The first... 275 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:41,560 [narrator] This altar could not be completed 276 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,560 before the arrival of the missionaries. 277 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,960 The altar is small because there's only one God. 278 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:47,960 [narrator] Have a look at how wide it is. 279 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:53,680 In comparison with Christian churches, which have an altar for only one God 280 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,000 they needed a space for each of many gods. 281 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,440 They sit in front of the people... 282 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,760 [narrator] This was his place during the ceremony. 283 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,160 Here, the marae ends. 284 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,000 Imagine in the past... 285 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:12,240 [narrator] Don't forget, marae was never built with walls or roofs. 286 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,840 These are the ruins of a house, which belonged to the priest. 287 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:19,680 And it's straight like this. 288 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,920 [narrator] And this is a chair for the king, 289 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,360 where he was sitting during the ceremony. 290 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,160 Like this. 291 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:32,960 [narrator] At that time, 292 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,320 you would not have to carry a bottle with water. 293 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,000 You see? The snake tree. Open your mouth. 294 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,760 [Petra] I'm not very keen, but curiosity gets the better of me. 295 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:45,680 Hm, it's good! 296 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,440 This is the fresh water. 297 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,880 [Libor] It's a little sweetish. This wouldn't have occurred to me. 298 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,160 [satisfied] Mmm-hm. 299 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,440 [thuds] 300 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,120 [narrator] This is how they communicated. 301 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,480 Echoes traveled throughout the whole island. 302 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,640 Almond, Tahitian almond. 303 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,600 It's a larger nut. 304 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,640 Tahitian almond. You can eat it. 305 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,280 Mm. 306 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:16,440 [narrator] Sweet, isn't it? 307 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,800 Do you see these leaves? They have a shape of three fingers. 308 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,400 It's a passionflower. 309 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,040 It has fragrant blossoms and sweet fruits. 310 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:28,680 Blossoms can be used for preparation of shampoo. 311 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:33,120 Not with the leaf; with the flower. If you have the flower, you make shampoo. 312 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,600 [narrator] Ylang Ylang, on the other hand, protects the hair from the sun. 313 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,560 It is then nice and shiny. 314 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,400 Wild vanilla is a variety of orchid. 315 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,720 Today it is cultivated and pollinated by hand. 316 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,320 Because of this care, there is a saying "you marry her." 317 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,320 It is the most demanding plant in the world. 318 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,760 Overripe coconut represents a traditional dessert. 319 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,640 It is sweetish and smooth as cotton. 320 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:02,760 Like cotton. 321 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,040 [narrator] You can gobble up two kilos of it a day and you won't put on weight. 322 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,800 [Petra] Our archeologist's greatest surprise. 323 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,280 An enormous sacred banyan tree. 324 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,120 [narrator] Here they laid the personal artifacts 325 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,040 and skulls of their chiefs, ari'i. 326 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:27,280 New shoots gradually grew up through the skull 327 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:31,360 and strengthened till they eventually swallowed it up completely. 328 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:33,640 ...and after I close this place. 329 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,720 Here in Polynesia, we have... 330 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,680 [narrator] Petroglyph depicts a map of the entire island. 331 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,520 This is the main island. 332 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,160 The big mountain, Otemanu. 333 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,520 The smaller mountain, Pahia. 334 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,480 Matira beach and its look-out, 335 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:53,240 lagoon with its deepest spot and the only channel into the lagoon. 336 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,200 [♪ gentle music playing] 337 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,760 [Petra] In the mountains, where the medicinal herbs grew 338 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,200 almost under the noses of the inhabitants, 339 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:09,840 nobody lives anymore. 340 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,680 They all left long ago for the beaches. 341 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,480 In place of the original huts, 342 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,840 luxurious hotel complexes have been erected. 343 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,080 Although the costs to build and run such places are growing, 344 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:25,280 today's guests expect the same virgin nature and customs 345 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:27,760 as existed hundreds of years ago. 346 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,480 [echoing shell blow] 347 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,800 [echoing shell blow] 348 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,800 [♪ soft music playing] 349 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,600 [Libor] Although life originated in the sea, 350 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,440 we still know desperately little about it. 351 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,160 In spite of our growing consumption of energy, 352 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,280 the sea offers hidden reserves 353 00:25:59,360 --> 00:26:02,960 which could mitigate the harmful impact on the submarine wealth. 354 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:04,120 [water lapping] 355 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,240 [Petra] As, for example, the system of utilizing cold seawater 356 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,480 for air conditioning, spa and regeneration of corals 357 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,440 in the Intercontinental hotel complex on the island of Bora Bora. 358 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,000 As a natural source of cooling, 359 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,520 cold seawater is pumped from a depth of 900 meters. 360 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,240 In a heat exchanger it cools down the warm water 361 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,880 and saves up to 90% of energy. 362 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,320 Thus they implemented the vision of the actor Marlon Brando 363 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:34,360 who lived here and strived for the ecological use of energy sources. 364 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,520 [♪ soft guitar melody playing] 365 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:42,440 Cold water from the ocean is also utilized for spa treatments called Thalasso. 366 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,680 [Libor] Cold water enters the shallow lagoon 367 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,320 via a channel dug out at the narrowest part of the reef. 368 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,760 Whereas before the high temperature of the water was detrimental 369 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,480 to almost all life, 370 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,240 today under the watchful eyes of biologists 371 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,920 there grows a coral garden directly under the spa. 372 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,600 [♪ peaceful music playing] 373 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,680 Every new centimeter of growth is carefully documented. 374 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:35,200 It is not easy to bring life back where nature did not succeed. 375 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,000 [♪ peaceful music continues] 376 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,440 [Petra] Local waters are home to a marine miracle 377 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,920 which came in to being, paradoxically, as a defensive reaction. 378 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:19,520 Tahitian black pearl, a unique jewel created by a pearl oyster 379 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,040 as a protective coat around a grain of sand 380 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:24,520 is one of the attractions of these islands. 381 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,520 This rare phenomenon has been mastered and propagated at pearl farms. 382 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,960 A small grain is manually inserted into a pearl oyster with black edges. 383 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:37,000 A pearl then grows inside, sometimes for several years. 384 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:41,960 Pearls are sorted and priced according to the shade, shape and luster. 385 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,880 [Libor] They used to be called Royal pearls 386 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,920 since only members of the nobility could afford them. 387 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,600 Today they are substantially more affordable 388 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,480 and some customers keep coming back for more. 389 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:56,960 This is said to be the destiny of those who fall in love with their black beauty. 390 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,720 [♪ soft guitar melody playing] 391 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,320 Don't be misled by their name; 392 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,760 the black pearl is not in fact only black, 393 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,800 but its colors cover a whole palette of shades from black to gray, 394 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,080 from silver to green. 395 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:23,240 Some of these jewels grow under the careful supervision of growers 396 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,120 over many years. 397 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,960 An 18-year-old black pearl like this one is a treasure of the local market. 398 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,120 [♪ rhythmic music playing] 399 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:45,360 [Petra] I always consider an encounter with a sea turtle to be great luck. 400 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,840 Only a small number of them still remains. 401 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,840 For navigation during their long voyages to the beaches where they were born 402 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:55,720 they have for millions of years been using the magnetic field of the Earth, 403 00:29:55,800 --> 00:30:00,880 transoceanic currents, differences in temperature and perhaps even stars. 404 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,000 In legends they were considered messengers of gods 405 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,080 and only the great warriors were allowed to eat them. 406 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:11,400 People believed that through eating them they would acquire their abilities. 407 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,040 After the tabu was lifted by the missionaries, 408 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:16,360 this exclusivity ceased to exist 409 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,880 and unfortunately the sea turtles became a delicacy for many. 410 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,360 [♪ tranquil music playing] 411 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:31,600 [Libor] Biologist Mathew from the organization Spirit of the Ocean 412 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:33,600 cares for sick and injured turtles 413 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:36,480 at the turtle clinic on the island of Mo'orea. 414 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:40,040 He tries to make the local children interested in their fate. 415 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:44,160 They then continue to protect and care for the turtles. 416 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:55,280 [Petra] This patient was attacked by her natural enemy, the tiger shark. 417 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,840 In the open sea she wouldn't stand a chance of survival. 418 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:02,440 [♪ tranquil music continues] 419 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:19,920 [Petra] Sebastian from the turtle center has been nicknamed "the turtleman." 420 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,680 Most of these turtles would not have been born at all 421 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,200 were it not for his ingenious idea. 422 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,000 [narrator] Once in the middle of the night, 423 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:36,360 customs officers brought in the body of a confiscated turtle. 424 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,480 Unfortunately, she was already dead. 425 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,920 Since it was nesting season, 426 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,440 it occurred to me to open her up and put her eggs here, in the sand. 427 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,520 Naturally I wasn't sure whether this would work 428 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,680 but two months later, little baby turtles were born. 429 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:59,640 We built a reef and grew plants on it, so that the turtles could relax in them. 430 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,960 Adult turtles graze on sea grass 431 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,760 and by doing so, they maintain the natural environment for other animals. 432 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,160 [♪ serene music playing] 433 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:19,800 [Petra] Within five years Sebastien saved over 500 green turtles. 434 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:24,920 He recognizes each of the current 30 by the designs on their heads and shells. 435 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,200 They are as unique as fingerprints. 436 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:40,120 [Libor] When her time comes, this turtle will set out into the open sea 437 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:44,160 and perhaps she will become one of a thousand that will survive. 438 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,480 She will have to face fishermen's drag nets, 439 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,160 in which hundreds of thousands of turtles perish each year, 440 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:55,520 as well as plastic trash which turtles confuse with their food. 441 00:32:55,600 --> 00:33:00,640 [♪ serene music continues] 442 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,600 [Petra] It is difficult for me as well as Libor 443 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,120 to say goodbye to these angels we learned to love. 444 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,880 Especially when we know what demanding tests lie ahead of them. 445 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:53,640 [♪ serene music continues] 446 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:06,240 [distant thunder rumbling] 447 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,760 [Libor] The belief in the abilities of sacred animals 448 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,400 is reflected in the art of tattoo. 449 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,960 The symbols and other markings, banned for more than 160 years, 450 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,440 decorate the skin of their owners again. 451 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,920 Decorate and also tell their life stories. 452 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,840 This is about my job in pearls. 453 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,840 It was in the ocean, of course. 454 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:39,120 My daughter and my last children, three boys. 455 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:43,200 That means stronger, higher, you know? 456 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,480 In... job. 457 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,640 - [Petra] Mm-hm. - In activity. 458 00:34:47,720 --> 00:34:52,040 That means about different symbols 459 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,360 of our culture, of our stories. 460 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,880 [narrator] Doing a tattoo I proceed in steps, because it's painful. 461 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,360 - It's big. - Uh-huh. 462 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:02,840 [narrator] The picture can be enlarged continually. 463 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,800 But he can take it. He likes pain. 464 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,160 [tattoo machine buzzing] 465 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:15,280 [narrator] The individual symbols are connected with your life, family 466 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:16,840 and history of the island. 467 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,720 [Petra] This is nice. You don't have to speak the language 468 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:27,920 but you can still read it. 469 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:32,400 This is the place... 470 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,320 [narrator] This is an old tattoo stone. 471 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:38,840 And now have a look how they did it. 472 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:40,880 You take two wooden sticks 473 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,280 and you should imagine a shark's tooth here. 474 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:47,280 It is dipped in ink made of special ash ti'a'iri 475 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:48,600 mixed with oil... 476 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,000 and then it is hammered here. "Ta-ta-ta-ta". 477 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:55,840 This is the family... 478 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,080 [narrator] This represents a family of healers. 479 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:00,200 The sun. 480 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,320 These pictures come from the Tuamotu islands 481 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,600 and this is a symbol of the spiritual power mana. 482 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,760 Yeah, this is a spirit guardian. 483 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,800 [narrator] On my back I have a picture rendition 484 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,200 of the connection with the whole spiritual world. 485 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:18,120 Both from the left side and from the right. 486 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,880 [Petra] I haven't chosen any of these eternal symbols. 487 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:24,360 They have a deeper meaning than it would appear. 488 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:28,280 And so I'd rather stick to the traditional fashion decorations. 489 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,760 [♪ peaceful music playing] 490 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:33,920 I fell in love with the enchanting fragrance 491 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,760 of the tiny blossom tiaré tahiti. 492 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,600 It decorates not only the wraparound pareo, 493 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:41,880 but it is also an important symbol. 494 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:47,200 When worn behind the ear, according to whether it is the right or the left, 495 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:50,400 it shows whether the wearer is "spoken for" or "free." 496 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,920 [drum beating] 497 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,520 [festive singing] 498 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,640 [Libor] There is also a dance underwater, 499 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,360 and not only in July. 500 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,800 That attracts me. 501 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,520 [♪ peaceful music playing] 502 00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:50,320 [Petra] Some moments should never pass. 503 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:55,120 The more I concentrate on the pictures in front of me 504 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,000 the more intensively I perceive them. 505 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:00,840 [♪ peaceful music continues] 506 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,200 In spite of being constantly on guard, 507 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:22,040 I feel a strong bond with the ocean. 508 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,440 [♪ peaceful music continues] 509 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,200 [Petra] Our guide Lino lures us to the depths of the sea 510 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,440 to see his favorite places. 511 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:33,920 [♪ gentle music playing] 512 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,000 [Libor] A moray eel. 513 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:48,000 It looks like she knows Lino well. 514 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,960 The only real wreck in Polynesia, the Norby. 515 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:06,320 She sank at the island of Raiatea in the year 1900, 516 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:08,880 after she unexpectedly hit a shoal. 517 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,320 [♪ gentle music continues] 518 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,280 [Libor] Some animals can be easily overlooked. 519 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:25,360 The poisonous stonefish, dangerous to the touch. 520 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,520 And here, the poisonous lionfish are hiding. 521 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:42,320 [Petra] For the first time in my life 522 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,080 I am swimming through the bowels of a wreck. 523 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:49,000 I am now close under a trapped pocket of air 524 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,800 which divers replenish with their air bubbles. 525 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,480 It's a strange feeling. 526 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:57,200 [♪ gentle music continues] 527 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,480 [Libor] I only wish that more people could learn 528 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:32,240 how unjustified are the surviving myths about sharks. 529 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,360 Their attacks on men are very rare. 530 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,560 The locals respect sharks 531 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:45,200 and many of them consider a shark to be their guardian animal. 532 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:49,720 Some people even consider them to be their re-incarnated ancestors. 533 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:54,760 They manage to live in harmony with this symbol of strength and protection. 534 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,200 It is getting dark 535 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,920 and it is perceptible even under the water. 536 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:08,400 [Petra] I'm looking forward to the spectacular dance show on land. 537 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,800 [intense drum beating] 538 00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:22,320 [Libor] Heiva means time and space for fun and joy. 539 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:25,160 July is the month of the Heiva celebrations. 540 00:42:25,240 --> 00:42:27,520 Natural art forms of the natives 541 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:31,200 of which they were deprived for years by the missionaries. 542 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:34,000 It was as absurd as when a king in a fairy tale 543 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:36,320 forbids his subjects to laugh. 544 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:41,160 Today, the islanders again tell the legend of their ancient relationship with the sea 545 00:42:41,240 --> 00:42:42,560 through their dance. 546 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,120 [drum beating continues] 547 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:32,240 [drum beating fades out] 548 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:39,000 [Petra] Even after two centuries of western cultural influences 549 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:43,480 we find elements of mysticism bonded with joy and passion. 550 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:47,600 [♪ soft festive music playing] 551 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,120 The male and female dancers do not realize 552 00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:58,480 they're becoming part of our fulfilled dream. 553 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:11,080 [♪ soft festive music continues] 554 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:17,280 [Libor] The evening is far from ending. 555 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:20,960 Our friend Lorick caught a deep-sea stonefish 556 00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:22,640 and invited us for dinner. 557 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:24,000 [laughter] 558 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:26,440 [Petra] Even the tuna kebab 559 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:30,040 and traditional salad of raw fish look delicious. 560 00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:33,400 [indistinct chattering] 561 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,000 [Libor] Perhaps we will all fit in 562 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:38,920 since only a part of Lorick's family is here. 563 00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:42,920 [overlapping conversations] 564 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:44,720 [narrator] We pray before each meal. 565 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:48,600 We do benediction before eating. Yeah? So... 566 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,760 [narrator] Cheers translates as "manua." 567 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:52,920 Manua! 568 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:56,120 [indistinct chattering] 569 00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:57,840 [laughs] 570 00:44:57,920 --> 00:44:58,920 Yes. 571 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:02,840 [distant chattering] 572 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,680 [Petra] Food, wine and the general mood are wonderful. 573 00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:09,360 I feel like I'm among long-time friends. 574 00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:15,520 {\an8}[distant conversations] 575 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:18,320 [people laughing] 576 00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,520 [Libor] Some had danced until morning. 577 00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:23,600 [♪ dance music playing, Shakira "Waka Waka"] 578 00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:28,480 [Libor] While others are starting their usual day. 579 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:31,920 ♪ The pressure's on, you feel it ♪ 580 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,680 ♪ But you got it all, believe it ♪ 581 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:38,640 - [waves crashing] - [birds squawking] 582 00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:44,480 [Libor] We have yet to say goodbye to the ocean. 583 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:50,080 [♪ festive music playing] 584 00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:33,280 [Petra] For the last time I sink into the intoxicating state of weightlessness. 585 00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:37,200 [♪ serene music playing] 586 00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:58,880 Other perfect forms of life appear in front of me. 587 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:05,960 [♪ serene music continues] 588 00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:41,320 [Libor] The most feared ocean predators swim around us in absolute calmness. 589 00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:46,160 Over millions of years nature has provided them with perfect senses 590 00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:49,640 but did not count on the appearance of an animal species 591 00:47:49,720 --> 00:47:53,280 which would target them for slaughter in many parts of the world. 592 00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:57,040 The slow and complicated reproduction of sharks 593 00:47:57,120 --> 00:48:00,320 is insufficient to prevent their gradual disappearance. 594 00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:06,000 Unfortunately, many other lifeforms will disappear with them as well. 595 00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:09,360 [♪ serene music continues] 596 00:48:56,920 --> 00:49:00,280 [♪ gentle music playing] 597 00:49:25,640 --> 00:49:28,720 [♪ gentle music continues] 598 00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:27,080 [Libor] We visited islands that have become a synonym for paradise. 599 00:50:27,160 --> 00:50:31,680 The heritage of traditions and respect for nature are still present there. 600 00:50:32,560 --> 00:50:37,480 But most of the unexplored secrets on Earth are still hidden in the ocean. 601 00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:41,720 Evolution has not prepared dwellers of the sea world 602 00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:43,840 for their dry land enemies. 603 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:48,560 Man absolutely irrationally destroys many things, 604 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:52,440 not grasping what important bonds are being infringed upon. 605 00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:57,200 The invisible threads of mutual connections 606 00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:00,000 still remain concealed to us. 607 00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:03,360 - [♪ gentle music continues] - [drum beating] 608 00:51:34,280 --> 00:51:36,760 [♪ serene music playing] 609 00:51:59,960 --> 00:52:02,200 [music fades out] 610 00:52:02,280 --> 00:52:06,120 [water lapping] 54874

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