The Whaler Boy (2020)
- Original title
- Китобой
- Directed by
- Philipp Yuryev
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy lives in a remote whaling village in Russia. He becomes obsessed with an American webcam girl and dreams of crossing the sea to find her.
slow-burnisolatedmelancholicintimatequietcontemplativeearnestbleak
What happens
The Whaler Boy (Russian: Китобой, lit. 'Kitoboï') is a 2020 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Philippe Youriev, at his feature film debut. A co-production between Russia, Poland and Belgium, the film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it won the GdA Director's Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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