A Whale for the Killing

Directed by: Richard T. Heffron
Country: Canada

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How it feels

A large whale gets stranded in a Newfoundland harbor. A cruel fisherman torments the trapped animal. An environmentalist and his family try to rescue the whale as locals debate how to handle it.

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What happens

A Whale for the Killing is an American television film that aired on ABC on February 1, 1981. It is loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman. The incident happened near Burgeo, Newfoundland, while Mowat & family lived there. The film, based on Mowat's 1972 book of the same name, received two Primetime Emmy nominations. The Canadian singer Alan Doyle starred as a boy on a bridge in the movie. In 2012 he released his solo album Boy on Bridge which paid tribute to the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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