The Whale
- Drama
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
- Directed by
- Darren Aronofsky
- Written by
- Samuel D. Hunter
Cast
Brendan Fraser
Sadie Sink
Ty Simpkins
Hong Chau- Samantha Morton
- Sathya Sridharan
- Jacey Sink
- Allison Altman
Lance Oppenheim- Grace Perkins
- Wilhelm Schalaudek
- Glenn Mullins
Keywords
- lgbt
- abandonment
- father daughter relationship
- based on play or musical
- religion
- powerful
- idaho
- recluse
- complicated
- bible
- rebellious daughter
- depression
- nurse
- empathy
- queer loneliness
- father daughter estrangement
- missionary
- overweight man
- dying man
- obesity
- death of lover
- eating disorder
- teen anger
- english teacher
- alcoholic mother
- essay
- religious symbolism
- morbidly obese
- binge eating
Black Swan
Caught Stealing
Noah
mother!
Requiem for a Dream
The Fountain