The Whale(Movie, 2022)

Name: The Whale
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022
Duration: T01:57:00
Rating: 4

| 1h 57min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 860 votes) 35

The Whale is a 2022 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D. Hunter, based on his 2012 play of the same name. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. The plot follows a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter. The Whale premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022. It had a limited theatrical release in the US on December 9, before a wide release on December 21 by A24. The film polarized critics, though the cast's performances, particularly those of Fraser and Chau, received praise. It has grossed $52 million against a budget of $3 million. For his performance, Fraser won Best Actor at the ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Whale

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor nominated for: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance nominated for: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor nominated for: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor nominated for: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor nominated for: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor nominated for: London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year nominated for: London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year nominated for: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

About The Whale

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Trailer for The Whale + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer 2(Trailer, 1:51)

Official Trailer 2 (Trailer)

Official Trailer (Trailer)

"You Left Me" Official Clip (Clip)

?People Are Amazing” Official Clip (Clip)

SCENE AT THE ACADEMY: The Whale (Featurette)

'The Whale' with Brendan Fraser, Samuel D. Hunter, Adrien Morot & more | Academy Conversations (Featurette)

The Whale at the BFI London Film Festival 2022 (Featurette)

Best Actor Brendan Fraser | Oscars95 Press Room Speech (Featurette)

Makeup and Hairstyling | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Oscars95 Press Room Speech (Featurette)

Special Feature - Charlie (Featurette)

Special Feature - Creating Atmosphere with a Flute (Behind the Scenes)

Special Feature - The Apartment (Behind the Scenes)

Offizieller Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Newburgh

Plays in: Idaho Panhandle

Based on: "The Whale" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: A24, Protozoa Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 34 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Armenian (HY), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/09/2022

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Producer: Jeremy Dawson, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel

Screenwriter: Samuel D. Hunter

Film Editor: Andrew Weisblum

Director of Photography: Matthew Libatique

Composer: Rob Simonsen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La baleine"

"Vaal"

"הלוייתן"

"وال"

"더 웨일"

"Valis"

"La ballena"

"Wieloryb"

"A Baleia"

"Кит"

Keywords: religious symbolism, food addiction, teacher, addiction, nurse, rebellious daughter, english teacher, based on play or musical, guilt, regret, obesity, election, 2010s, father daughter relationship, abandonment

Budget: 3,000,000 USD

Revenue: 36,752,010 USD (= 1,225%)

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The Whale(Movie, 2022)

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About The Whale

Trailer for The Whale + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer 2(Trailer, 1:51)

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