The Whale

(2022)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 4,886 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2022

Runtime: 116 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Даррен Аронофски

Cast: Брендан Фрейзер, Сэди Синк, Тай Симпкинс, Хонг Чау, Саманта Мортон, Сатья Шридхаран, Джейси Синк, Аллисон Альтман, Лэнс Оппенхайм, Grace Perkins

Plot

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Idaho, 2016. Scarred by the profound wounds of grief and guilt, couch-bound Charlie, an online writing instructor living with chronic obesity, now has a crystal-clear view of his secret intentions. And confined to his claustrophobic and musty apartment, the self-destructive shut-in has all the time in the world to contemplate the damaging faults of the past, fatherhood, and reconciliation. Because, more than anything, flawed Charlie longs for communication and reconnection. After all, he hasn't spoken to his estranged, angry teenage daughter, Ellie, in years. But everyone knows whales don't live in the shallows. Can love and forgiveness wipe away the tears and the painful mistakes of a lifetime?