DVD
REVIEW: THE WHALE
12/02/12

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, The Proposal), THE WHALE tells the remarkable true story of a young killer whale who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and became famous worldwide when he tried to befriend
humans.
The film describes how the little whale, nicknamed Luna, finds himself alone in Nootka Sound, a fjord on the west coast of Vancouver Island. But killer whales are as social as humans, so, though Luna has plenty of fish to eat, he starts popping up beside boats and docks to make friendly contact with surprised fishermen, loggers, and townspeople. Like a gregarious visiting extraterrestrial doing zany things to get attention, Luna generates laughter, love and controversy as scientists, government officials, a Native American tribe and the people Luna befriends all try to figure out what to do about him, and debate whether his connection with humans is wonderful and amazing or dangerous and
wrong.
Releasing on December 4 from Docurama Films, a label of Cinedigm Entertainment Group (NASDAQ: CIDM), THE WHALE is a narrative that covers four true but almost unbelievable years of the young whale’s life. Filmed as it happened by the people of Nootka Sound and by a husband and wife team that spent years following every twist and turn of the drama, the movie is a luminous, intimate portrait of a whale in need and the people who love
him.
Luna’s life among humans challenges preconceptions about both science and the spirit, making us rethink our most fundamental ideas about the nature of love and friendship. The film celebrates the life of a smart, friendly and transcendent being who appeared among us like a promise out of the blue: that the greatest secrets in life are still to be
discovered.
THE WHALE was named Critics Pick by The New York Times and the Washington Post. It is the winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Environmental) Award at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival and the Audience Choice at the Environmental Film Festival at Yale and was an official selection at the Beijing International Film Festival.
VIDEO:
Widescreen
AUDIO:
Dolby Digital
5.1 and 2.0 and DTS Surround Sound
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted
Scenes
Luna’s Birth
Story
Whale Watching
PSA
Songs
Saving Luna Trailer
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