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  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary Set in the bustling city of Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, Days of the Whalefollows Cristina (Laura Tobón) and Simon (David Escallón), two young graffiti artists who tag spots around where they live. Simón comes from a more working-class background and lives with his grandmother. They are part of an art collective that is the...

Directed By: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo

Written By: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo

  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 20 m

Days of the Whale

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in the bustling city of Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, Days of the Whalefollows Cristina (Laura Tobón) and Simon (David Escallón), two young graffiti artists who tag spots around where they live. Simón comes from a more working-class background and lives with his grandmother. They are part of an art collective that is the...

Directed By: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo

Written By: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo

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80
Jul 23, 2020
Bursting with the vibrancy of youth, both behind and in front of the camera, Days of the Whale feels comfortably familiar in its themes but daringly bold in its milieu.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 23, 2020
The cast is appealingly natural, the cinematography subtly seductive, and the Colombian pop songs on the soundtrack establish a sinuous groove.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Jul 23, 2020
While the stakes are high, the spirit of Days Of The Whale is endearingly loose-limbed, in many ways recalling the similarly sun-kissed energy of Adam Leon’s “Gimme The Loot.”
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 23, 2020
For all the peril that darkens its fringes, there’s an indomitable youthful exuberance that thrums through Catalina Arroyave Restrepo’s debut feature “Days of the Whale.”
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
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Jul 23, 2020
Days of The Whale is a quiet, beautiful coming of age story.
By Lorry Kikta FULL REVIEW
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Jul 22, 2020
Propelled by a lyrical, pulsing soundtrack of Colombian rock, hip-hop and bolero, Days of the Whale is less a character study, or even a love story than a vibrant study in swirling perpetual motion.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Amplitud, Madlove, RARA Colectivo Audiovisual
Release Date Jul 24, 2020
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

Premios Macondo
• 4 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cartagena Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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