The Whaler Boy
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PROGRAM DETAILS
Film Available to Stream
Fri, Apr 9 at 12:01 am – Sun, Apr 18 at 11:59 pm PST
Description
The internet brings the outside world to an isolated Russian whaling village, where teenage Leshka falls under the spell of a viral vixen’s come-hither charms. Seeking to turn his fantasy into reality, he plots an escape to America. Vladimir Onokhov makes an arresting screen debut as Leshka, imbuing the boy with amiability, wistfulness, and growing frustration at the impossibility of his situation. In his first feature, writer/director Philipp Yuryev delivers an involving coming-of-age tale shot through with offbeat humor and surprising pathos.
Philipp Yuryev is a Russian writer and director who makes his feature debut with The Whaler Boy. He previously made a short film, The Song of the Mechanical Fish (2013).
Film Details
LanguageRussian, English
Original Language TitleKitoboy
Year2020
Runtime93
CountryRussia/Poland/Belgium
DirectorPhilipp Yuryev
ProducerAleksey Uchitel
Executive ProducerElena Bystrova, Pavel Gorin
WriterPhilipp Yuryev
EditorAlexandr Krylov, Karolina Maciejewska, Philipp Yuryev
CinematographerMikhail Khursevich, Yakov Mironichev
MusicKrzysztof A. Janczak
CastVladimir Onokhov, Kristina Asmus, Vladimir Lyubimtsev
Print SourceFilm Movement
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