The Whale

Kamloops Film Festival

Saturday, Mar 18th @ 7:00 pm
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Paramount Theatre

503 Victoria Street
Kamloops, BC + Google Map
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From Darren Aronofsky comes The Whale, the story of a reclusive English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. Starring Brendan Fraser and based on the acclaimed play by Samuel D. Hunter.

After the movie, head over to Cordo for our Wine-ing Discussion to talk about The Whale or hear all about Corsage!

“AN UTTER TRIUMPH.”
– Variety

“A DEEPLY TOUCHING EXPERIENCE. BRENDAN FRASER GIVES THE PERFORMANCE OF LIFETIME.”
– Time Out

“A SENSATIONAL FILM OF RARE COMPASSION”
– The Telegraph

“BRENDAN FRASER DELIVERS A BRILLIANT GUTTING PERFORMANCE”
– Vox

Awards

  • 2023 Academy Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role & Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Nominee
  • 2023 Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Nominee
  • 2023 BAFTA Awards: Best Screenplay, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actress & Best Make Up and Hair Nominee

More awards listed at IMDb.com

DIRECTED BY: Darren Aronofsky

WRITTEN BY: Samuel D. Hunter

STARRING: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton, Sathya Sridharan

GENRE(S): Drama

RUNTIME: 117 minutes

COUNTRY: United States of America

LANGUAGE: English

Rated PG: coarse language; sexually suggestive scene

Paramount Theatre

503 Victoria Street
Kamloops, BC + Google Map