Luna: Spirit of the Whale

TV Movie
2007
PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

270

YOUR RATING

Adventure Drama Family

Mike Maquinna returns to his home town of Gold River on Vancouver Island to attend the funeral of his father, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations Chief Ambrose Maquinna. With a troubled past i... Read allMike Maquinna returns to his home town of Gold River on Vancouver Island to attend the funeral of his father, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations Chief Ambrose Maquinna. With a troubled past including alcoholism, Mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as Chief,... Read allMike Maquinna returns to his home town of Gold River on Vancouver Island to attend the funeral of his father, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations Chief Ambrose Maquinna. With a troubled past including alcoholism, Mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as Chief, but intends on returning to his current life as a logger in Bella Coola. Meanwhile, a lon... Read all

Director
- Don McBrearty
Writers
- Marguerite Pigott
- Elizabeth Stewart
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

270

YOUR RATING

Director
- Don McBrearty
Writers
- Marguerite Pigott
- Elizabeth Stewart
Stars

4User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 nominations

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Quotes
Young Mike - Age 9: How come you had to be chief?
Ambrose: It's always been that way.
Young Mike - Age 9: What if you wanted to be something else?
Ambrose: You want to be something else?
Young Mike - Age 9: Maybe.
Ambrose: Learn the paddle song anyway, just in case you change your mind.

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Featured review

7/10

Better than most Disney stuff

I saw this movie 2007Apr18 at the Toronto Sprockets fest. Its a kids/family movie and I'm not a kid so I can't give you the kid's point of view. As an adult I found it better than most Disney stuff but nothing amazing. I liked the story (without giving much away is about a human spirit in an Orca whale). It was unique and seemed authentic. There is also parallel story which doesn't invoke any sea mammals. I sometimes felt I was watching an episode of the Beachcombers -- but maybe all dramas set in the Canadian West coast will have that feel for some viewers. This is meant to be a criticism. All in all this is a film most families will like.