--- title: 'The Whale (2022)' type: 'film' director: 'Darren Aronofsky' released: '2022-09-04' runtime_minutes: 117 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-whale-2022' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833688/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Whale (2022) 2022 · R · 117 min · Drama · United States ## Synopsis The Whale is a 2022 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D. Hunter, based on his 2012 play. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. The plot follows a morbidly obese, reclusive English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter, whom he had abandoned eight years earlier. The film was shot from March 8 to April 7, 2021, in Newburgh, New York. ## Credits - **Director:** [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky) - **Producer:** [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky), [Ari Handel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ari-handel), [Jeremy Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-dawson) - **Screenplay:** [Samuel D. Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-d-hunter) - **Original Music Composer:** [Rob Simonsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-simonsen) - **Director of Photography:** [Matthew Libatique](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-libatique) - **Editor:** [Andrew Weisblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-weisblum) ## Cast - [Hong Chau](https://cinepixo.com/people/hong-chau) as Liz - [Sadie Sink](https://cinepixo.com/people/sadie-sink) as Ellie - [Brendan Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-fraser) as Charlie - [Samantha Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-morton) as Mary - [Ty Simpkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-simpkins) as Thomas ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: https://a24films.com/films/the-whale Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-whale-2022 Film facts: Wikidata (Q105883400); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.