The Whaler Boy
2020 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 5.9
Everything changes in the life of a young 15-year-old Chukchi hunter Lyoshka with the advent of the Internet in the village. He falls in love – for the first time and deeply – with the silent video chat girl. Upon learning that she lives in Detroit, Lyoshka decides on the most desperate act in his life.
Also known as The Whale Hunter
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-10-08
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 93 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (36 votes)
Themes
- adolescence
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- village life
- webcam
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- first love
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
- VO
Vladimir Onokhov
as Lyoshka
Kristina Asmus
as Girl from America
- VL
Vladimir Lyubimtsev
as Kolyan
- NT
Nikolai Tatato
as Grandfather
Arieh Worthalter
as Border Patrol Guard
- MC
Mariya Chuprinskaya
as Guest
- AA
Ankas Aymetgirgin
as Brigadier
- YA
Yevgeni Ayanto
as Poacher
- IT
Ivan Tynau
as Poacher
- ZV
Zakhar Vykvytke
as Poacher
Directed by Philipp Yuryev