The Whale (2022)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Whale is based on a 2012 stage play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter. The film star Brenden Fraser as Charlie, a reclusive and obese English teacher who, faced with his own mortality and guilt-ridden over his past, attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter Ellie, played by Sadie Sink. The film was part of Fraser's comeback to acting and earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor.
The Whale
- Director
- Darren Aronofsky
- Release Date
- December 9, 2022
- Studio(s)
- A24
- Distributor(s)
- A24
- Cast
- Brendan Fraser , Sadie Sink , Hong Chau , Samantha Morton , Ty Simpkins
- Writers
- Samuel D. Hunter
- Runtime
- 117 minutes
- Budget
- 3 million
Summary
Darren Aronofsky (Mother!, Requiem for a Dream) returns to the director's chair for The Whale. Brendan Fraser stars as Charlie, a reclusive English teacher with severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his daughter after abandoning her and his family years ago to be with his other lover, who recently passed away. Consumed with grief, Charlie's decides to eat himself to death until he is briefly delayed for one last chance at reconnection. The Whale is based on the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter. The film marks the return of Brendan Fraser to the big screen and premiered on September 4 2022, at the Venice Film Festival. The Whale will arrive stateside in December of 2022.
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