The Whaler Boy
Local title
Vaalapüüdja
Original title
Kitoboy
Director
Philipp Yuryev
Country
Year
2020
Leshka lives in an isolated village on the Bering Strait, and like most men in his village, he is a whale hunter. As internet recently arrived in the village, he encounters a beautiful girl on a webcam site. He is now determined to find the camgirl in the real world, where a crazy journey awaits him.
Film has won prizes at Venice Days and Sochi (Kinotavr Film Festival
Director
Philipp Yuryev
Screenwriter
Philipp Yuryev
Producer
Aleksey Uchitel
Cast
Vladimir Onokhov, Kristina Asmus, Vladimir Lyubimtsev, Nikolay Tatato, Arieh Worthalter
Director of Photography
Mikhail Khursevich, Yakov Mironichev
Editing
Alexandr Krylov, Karolina Maciejewska, Philipp Yuryev
Production
Rock Films
Music
Krzysztof A. Janczak
World sales
Loco Films
Distribution
Otaku
Runtime
Other festivals
Venice, Hong Kong
Director
Philipp Yuryev
Kitoboy (The Whaler Boy, 2020)
Screenings
8th Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Trailer