Brigitte Bardot, fighting for animals rather than fame: a battle against all odds

In 1973, at age 39, Brigitte Bardot decides to stop her acting career at the height of her fame to dedicate herself to Animal welfare and protection. Her rebellious nature finds in this cause a genuine expression of who she really is. This intimate portrait including exclusive interviews provides a unique account of her journey as a movie icon turning into a radical advocate for wildlife protection ahead of her time. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:19 - Bardot and her awareness of the animal condition ▷ 05:11 - A star's destiny a thousand miles away from her future fight for animals ▷ 14:00 - Society's mysogyny and misunderstanding ▷ 18:40 - A spokesperson for animals and a pioneer in the defense of the animal cause ▷ 20:00 - The Brigitte Bardot Foundation, and the defense of seals in Canada ▷ 27:42 - An activist rejected in her homeland ▷ 30:00 - Finding 3 million francs to act her foundation ▷ 36:00 - The care and protection of animals around the world ▷ 42:45 - A 50-year pioneering fight ▷ 51:48 - Credits #documentary #brigittebardot #bardot #animals #wellbeing #animalrights #nature #animals #wildlife ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- A dedication many perceived as too extreme at the time which echoes with today’s emergency in saving our planet’s biodiversity and treating animal life with respect. For the first time on TV Bardot offers first hand testimony and recounts the essential part her love for cinema and her love for animals have played in her life. Her straight talk reveals the secret and intimate itinerary of a woman who has both served women’s lib movement and has been a trailblazer in animal protection. Original title: Bardot, rebel With a Cause A film by Rachel Kahn & François Chaumont © 2019, Licensed by Terranoa ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.