The Whale from Lorino

International Feature-Length Competition
201952 min15+
The Whale from Lorino

Synopsis

Chukotka, located on the edge of Siberia, a severe land where the winter lasts for ten months and the strongest may survive. For centuries, the Chukchi people, one of the oldest Siberian tribes, lived there. Its tradition, culture and life in harmony with nature, were brutally destroyed by the Soviet regime. Since the USSR collapsed they have been trying to survive, missing the wisdom of their ancestors and hope for the future. Whale fishing, as one of their long winters survival, when the land of Lorino warms up from the sun, the hunting begins.

Schedule

FFD 2020

Credits

Director
  • Still Film The Whale From Lorino

Details

Original TitleWieloryb z Lorino
Country of ProductionPoland
Spoken LanguagesRussian
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor
Previous Festival2019 - IDFA, The Netherlands

2020 - 60th Krakow Film Festival, Poland