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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09/26/08
Whaledreamers (2008)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:3
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.2/10
Australian Theatrical Release:
Sep 17, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: This documentary, produced by Julian Lennon, explores the connection between whales and a tribe. The aborigines he features center their culture--as well as their creation myth--on whales, even... [More]
Starring: John Hurt, Julian Lennon, Jack Thompson, Pierce Brosnan
Director: Kim Kindersley
Reviews for Whaledreamers
1 - 6 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe September 11 segment is one of the clumsiest works of montage you're likely to see.
09/19/08
Top CriticMade 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
09/13/08
Top CriticA thought provoking film that touches on issues of climate change as well as the killing of whales and includes compelling images of the great mammals themselves as they respond to the calling
09/13/08
Top CriticWhaledreamers 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.
09/26/08
Scattershot, often beautiful to look at and just as often earnest to the point of self-parody.
09/26/08
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