When the Whales Came (1989)
- Directed by
- Clive Rees
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two children on a remote island befriend an elderly hermit. They learn about his past and the local legend of a cursed whale.
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What happens
When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo. The film is, like the book, set on Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Beyond the Sunset (1989)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.