The Lighthouse of the Whales (El faro de las orcas)

2017

The Lighthouse of the Whales (El faro de las orcas)

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User Ratings: 96

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Movie Info

Lola travels with Tristán, her son with autism, to the end of the world to meet Beto, a guardafauna who has a very special relationship with the wild killer whales in Argentine Patagonia. Lola's determination to fight for her son, the peculiar personality of Tristan and her special relationship with nature will make the lives of all of them change forever. Based on real facts THE FARM OF THE ORCAS is a search of the essential values of life and its encounter with the spirit of Nature.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Gerardo Olivares
Written By:

Gerardo Olivares, Lucía Puenzo, Sallua Sehk
In Theaters:

Apr 7, 2017 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 7, 2017
Runtime:

110 minutes
Studio:

Netflix

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Cast

Maribel Verdu
as Lola

Ciro Miró
as Manolo

Joaquín Furriel
as Beto

Ana Celentano
as Marcela

Osvaldo Santoro
as Bonetti

Joaquín Rapalini
as Tristán

Critic Reviews for The Lighthouse of the Whales (El faro de las orcas)

All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)

[Director Gerardo Olivares] takes us out, from ourselves and the characters, from 'civilization' to make us see... what his young autistic protagonist sees. [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 30, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Janire Zurbano
Cinemanía (Spain)
It oscillates between a sentimental drama, a medical film and an adventure film, although in the end it derives in a change of register towards a poetic tale, looking for an emotional exit. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 20, 2017 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Juan Pablo Russo
EscribiendoCine
A film based on an extraordinary photograph and a great production design, making the semidocumental part above the dramatic. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 27, 2017 | Full Review…

Alberto Luchini
El Mundo (Spain)
Olivares has managed to convincingly mimic the look of the documentalist, but it's in the human factor of the story that certain weaknesses become more evident. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 27, 2017 | Full Review…

Jordi Costa
El Pais (Spain)