The Lighthouse of the Whales
2016 · Movie · TV-MA · 110 min · ★ 7.0
A devoted mother travels with her son to remote Patagonia, hoping that time in nature and a local ranger’s bond with wild orcas can help him open up emotionally. As they settle into the isolated coastal life near a lighthouse, the journey becomes a gentle test of patience, trust, and connection.
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Details
- Original title
- El faro de las orcas
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-16
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (214 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, nature-filled drama about family, solitude, and emotional connection, with a documentary-like feel at times; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lighter animal scenes, and it may remind some of Free Willy.
Pros: gorgeous landscapes; touching human story; memorable orcas | Cons: slow first half; predictable beats; upsetting opening
Themes
- parent child relationship
- autism
- based on true story
- patagonia, argentina
- killer whale
- sea lion
- mother son relationship
Cast & crew
Maribel Verdú
as Lola
Joaquín Furriel
as Beto Bubas
Ana Celentano
as Marcela
Osvaldo Santoro
as Bonetti
Joaquín Rapalini
as Tristán
Ciro Miró
as Manolo
Federico Barga
as Quiñones
Zoe Hochbaum
as Martina
- AM
Alan Juan Pablo Moya
as Inti
- JS
Juan Antonio Sánchez
as Junco
Directed by Gerardo Olivares