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  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary 15-year-old Leshka lives in an isolated village on the Bering Strait. Like most men where he lives, he is a whale hunter. When internet arrives in the village, Leshka becomes infatuated with a webcam model from America - so far away and yet almost close enough to see across the waters of the Strait. Coming of age in the male-dominated wh...

Directed By: Philipp Yuryev

Written By: Philipp Yuryev

  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 33 m

The Whaler Boy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary 15-year-old Leshka lives in an isolated village on the Bering Strait. Like most men where he lives, he is a whale hunter. When internet arrives in the village, Leshka becomes infatuated with a webcam model from America - so far away and yet almost close enough to see across the waters of the Strait. Coming of age in the male-dominated wh...

Directed By: Philipp Yuryev

Written By: Philipp Yuryev

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90
Jan 13, 2022
The Whaler Boy is an engaging, somewhat fraught look at coming-of-age, sexual awakening, and a broken mind. Onokhov brings the role to mesmerizing life and is supported by a good secondary cast, though they’re playing thinly written parts. But, the epic look and majesty of the visuals carry this drama over any rough waters it occasionally hits.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 11, 2022
The film is a vivid rumination on the fuzzy border between fantasy and reality.
By William Repass FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 29, 2021
All that flare and stealthy humor give the familiar sense of a young director attempting to flex every creative muscle at once. Seldom is this advised, yet it’s nothing if not thrilling to watch.
By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 29, 2021
What The Whaler Boy lacks in story complexity and character depth, it more than makes up in its bone-deep immersion in Lyoshka’s world.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 29, 2021
There’s merit in this story, which takes its hero on a circular path back to what anchors him in his world. But the novelty of the setting and the characters doesn’t mean we give the storyteller, who gets lost in the sordid sexual side of life above the Arctic Circle, a pass.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rock Films, ORKA, Man's Films Productions
Release Date Jan 14, 2022
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website https://filmmovement.com/the-whaler-boy
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Awards

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Nika Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

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