The Whale (2022)

Directed by

Darren Aronofsky

Genre

drama film, psychological drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4,751 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A reclusive English teacher who is morbidly obese tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter after abandoning her years earlier. The story unfolds almost entirely inside his apartment as he grapples with his health and his past.

intimatetensemelancholicemotionally rawconfinedheartfeltclaustrophobicserious

What happens

The Whale is a 2022 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D. Hunter, based on his 2012 play. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. The plot follows a morbidly obese, reclusive English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter, whom he had abandoned eight years earlier. The film was shot from March 8 to April 7, 2021, in Newburgh, New York. The Whale premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022 and received a polarized response. Although critics lauded the acting, particularly Fraser, Chau and Sink, the film's portrayal of obesity-related struggles drew criticism. Notwithstanding, it was received with acclaim in the awards season. At the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, The Whale won the Oscars for Best Actor (Fraser), Best Makeup and Hairstyling and received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Chau. At the 76th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Make Up & Hair, Best Supporting Actress (Chau) and Best Actor for Fraser's performance, who also received a nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. It had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on December 9, before a wide release on December 21 by A24, grossing $57.6 million against a budget of $3 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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