Whaledreamers (2007)
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50% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(280 ratings)
Producer Julian Lennon collaborates with screenwriter/director Kim Kindersley to offer viewers a rare glimpse into a tribal culture that has endured for centuries and whose detailed creation story revolves around the most majestic mammals to swim the seven seas. Extensive underwater footage serves… More Producer Julian Lennon collaborates with screenwriter/director Kim Kindersley to offer viewers a rare glimpse into a tribal culture that has endured for centuries and whose detailed creation story revolves around the most majestic mammals to swim the seven seas. Extensive underwater footage serves as the spectacular visual backdrop to ancient legends that gradually unfold to offer a fascinating glimpse into humankind's past, and a potentially dire look into our future. By exploring the connection between the so-called "mothers of the sea" and the ancient civilizations whose very culture was based on their existence, the filmmakers call upon viewers to create peace and unity on Earth by embracing every living being and recognizing that all life forms, no matter how different they may appear, are all intricately linked together. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kim Kindersley
- Written By
- Kim Kindersley
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 22, 2008 Limited
- Studio
- Monterey Media
Critic Reviews
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Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Whaledreamers is clearly a labor of love and a call to action, but it's undermined by the sheer volume of topics it tackles in addition to the main subject.
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Steve Simels, Boxoffice Magazine
Scattershot, often beautiful to look at and just as often earnest to the point of self-parody.
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Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)
There's maybe an excess of hugging in the film, but that doesn't really detract from what are some quite amazing and moving moments.
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Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)
The September 11 segment is one of the clumsiest works of montage you're likely to see.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Made with the passion of the committed and the sincerity of the believer, Whaledreamers is both an ecological and a spiritual film, urging us to consider the upside of harmony and the downside of ignorance
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Cast
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Julian Lennon
as Narrator
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Jack Thompson
as Narrator
- John Hurt
- Geoffrey Rush
- Pierce Brosnan
