THE WHALER BOY

THE WHALER BOY

Kitoboy. Russia/Poland/Belgium 2020. Director: Philipp Yuryev. Screenplay: Philipp Yuryev. 93 Min. Fiction. Language: Russian, English. Subtitles: English. Suitable from age 16. Recommended from age 16. 

Leshka lives in a remo­te vil­la­ge at the Bering Strait. Like every other man in his Inuit-Community, he is out the­re in the rug­ged natu­re as a wha­ler at only 15. When the inter­net final­ly rea­ches his area it is a wel­co­me dis­trac­tion for him. It does not take long until Leshka „meets” „HollySweet999“ on a web­cam-ero­tic web­site. To him it is love at first sight. He is extre­me­ly deter­mi­ned to find this woman in the real world. Against all resis­tances he goes on a dar­ing jour­ney to Alaska. This Coming-of-Age-Drama impres­ses with an extra­or­di­na­ry set­ting, a dry sen­se of humour and a gre­at soundtrack.

Extras und Mitmischen!

LUCAS im Kino

Film talks

LUCAS im Kino

Educational material

Filmography

2020 THE WHALER BOY | 2013 THE SONG OF THE MECHANICAL FISH | 2010 THE MODIFIED LANDSCAPE | 2008 THE MORNING WITH DIFFERENT EYES

Biography

Philipp Yuryev grew up in Moscow. He stu­di­ed at the Russian State University of Cinematography. His gra­dua­ti­on film THE SONG OF THE MECHANICAL FISH was sel­ec­ted by the Sundance Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival for their respec­ti­ve short film pro­gram.