The Whale | |
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Directed by |
Suzanne Chisholm Michael Parfit |
Produced by | Suzanne Chisholm |
Narrated by | Ryan Reynolds |
Music by | David Parfit Tobin Stokes |
Cinematography | Suzanne Chisholm Michael Parfit |
Edited by | Michael Parfit |
Production
companies |
Mountainside Films
Telefilm Canada |
Release date
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Running time
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85 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Whale is a 2011 documentary film directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, it tells the story of Luna, a killer whale (orca) living in Nootka Sound, Canada, who was separated from his pod at a young age.
The Whale was produced by Suzanne Chisholm, with Eric Desatnik, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds serving as executive producers. It is based on, and uses the same footage, as Chisholm's and Parfit's 2007 documentary Saving Luna, narrated by Parfit. The reworked version was rewritten to tell the story from a third-person perspective and focuses on less on the directors' personal involvement in Luna's life.