Spirit of the whale 2007 starring jason priestley and adam beach on dvd and bluray. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the don mcbreartydirected movie via subscription. Spirit of the whale mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on vancouver island to attend the funeral of his father, mowachahtmuchalaht first nations chief ambrose maquinna. Spirit of the whale is available to watch free on tubi tv, vudu free and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, amazon online. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Natural world 2010 a killer whale called luna youtube. Adam beach, graham greene, and jason priestly star in director don mcbreartys fictionalized account of the events that took place in the harbor of a vancouver island village and. The community bands together under the leadership of the local chief to protect the stray whale and let it live freely in the bay.
The lost whale provided a more personal up close picture of the daytoday existence of luna and the background events that were taking place. As a solitary juvenile whale, luna is an oddity on the coast, where every resident whale has been catalogued over the past couple of decades. Two years later, he showed up by himself in nootka sound in july of. It tells the same story as the whale the amazing story of a lone, wild orca called luna who tried to befriend people on the west coast of vancouver island.
Meanwhile, a lone orca whale dubbed luna by western media has been spotted in the area, the whale unusually socialized to boats and humans. The film is a fictionalized account of luna s story, containing some real aspects of his life, and was. If its not a problem, though, home is definitely worth a look. A man, joseph, loses his wife at sea and then spirals deep into a world of confusion.
When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles over dry land, the mowachaht. Adam beach, graham greene, and jason priestly star in director don mcbreartys fictionalized account of the events that took place in the harbor of a vancouver island village and shocked animal lovers around the world. Its a kidsfamily movie and im not a kid so i cant give you the kids point of view. Saving luna was narrated by michael parfit, and it won more than two dozen awards from around the world. Spirit of the whale dvd cover 2007 r1 ready to download and print. If you are looking for a cinema masterpiece, this is not your dvd. The movie was nominated for an oscar for best documentary feature in 2007. Luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing luna. Based on a true story, an indigenous local tribe adopts luna, a young stray whale, when they identify it as embodying the spirit of their late chief. I saw the movie about luna many years ago and i was in awe at the depth of the story and the people involved who felt a deep connection with luna.
When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles o. Befriending luna the killer whale science smithsonian. When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles over. Spirit of the whale trailer by apl film on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Spirit of the whale 2007 don mcbrearty on allmovie adam beach, graham greene, and jason priestly. A lot of them believed the whale embodied the spirit of their chief.
In 2007, ctv produced a madefortelevision film, luna. When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles over dry land, the mowachahtmuchalaht first nations band, which believes that the spirit of their late chief resides in the majestic ocean mammal, does everything within their power to thwart the controversial plan. The movie says the government was wrong to want to return the baby whale to its pod but it. Natural world 2010 a killer whale called luna jame hola. Watch ghost and the whale 2016 full movie free online. Set on the rugged western coast of vancouver island and narrated by ryan reynolds, the whale describes what happens when luna. The community bands together under the leadership of mike adam beach to protect the stray whale and let it live freely in the bay. A killer whale called luna a life does not have to be human to be. Spirit of the whale, starring adam beach, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal, and graham greene.
I saw this movie 2007apr18 at the toronto sprockets fest. And the natives had come to believe that luna embodied the spirit of their chief. Complicating luna s status is the nearby tribe of first nations native canadians, who believe the whale could be the spirit of their recently deceased chief. Download educational and entertaining whale games and realistic whale. He was born in september, possibly the 19th, in 1999. May 03, 2009 adam beach in luna sprit of the whale luna the way home no intended. Luna, suspected to be a missing juvenile from a pod now living south of the area in puget sound, becomes a public sensation, both as a spectacle and a human. Spirit of the whale from some hosts that allow this. Not showing christianity in a bad light may not be everyones cup of teawhich might explain why this movie currently has such a bad rating. The killer whale happens to be a very sacred creature in their culture. Inspired by the true story of luna an orca whale who appeared in the harbor of an aboriginal village off vancouver. Aborigines try to prevent a government official jason priestley from transporting a stray killer whale.
Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the don mcbreartydirected movie. Spirit of the whale dramatizes the plight of a lone orca whale and how he impacts the life of a man searching for his place in the world. Luna the whale kinds of whales squid fish 6 year old tug boats ocean life just amazing surfboard penguins luna posing for pictures. Watch full movie luna spirit of the whale in any format and hd quality. Adam beach, jason priestley, graham greene, don mcbrearty. Spirit of the whale 2007 official trailer, organic. As an adult i found it better than most disney stuff but nothing amazing. The same week that he died, luna showed up in nootka sound.
Spirit of the whale a lone killer whale helps an entire community find their way home. Adam beach stars in this tale of a stray whale who brings a message of hope for the future and respect for the past to a small b. Mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on. I liked the story without giving much away is about a human spirit in an orca whale. With a troubled past including alcoholism, mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful. Mike maquinna returns to his home town of gold river on vancouver island to attend the funeral of his father, mowachahtmuchalaht first nations chief ambrose maquinna. The whale is the true story of a young killer whale, an orca nicknamed luna, who makes friends with people after he gets separated from his family on the rugged west coast of vancouver island, british columbia. The whale, and luna, are finally about to reach the big screen.
Watch movie online luna spirit of the whale jul 2014 watch movie online, free streaming luna spirit of the whale. The whale official movie trailer narrated by ryan reynolds. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Spirit of the whale tv movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spirit of the whale 2007 is a drama, family movie starring adam beach and graham greene. Jun 24, 2011 the whale tells the funny, astonishing, heartwarming true life story of luna, a young orca who lost contact with his family and tried to befriend humans in a remote fjord on the coast of british. Luna, an orphaned whale becomes the center of a controversy in a small coastal town when a government official is sent to capture it and return it to its pod.
Spirit of the whale when a government representative announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles over dry land, the mowachahtmuchalaht first nations band, which believes that the spirit of their late chief resides in the majestic ocean mammal, does everything within their power. Saving luna is the original film on which the whale is based. Adam beach as usual did a fabulous job as well as graham green. The film is a fictionalized account of luna s story, containing some real aspects of his life, and was filmed on location in nootka sound and at gold river. With a troubled past including alcoholism, mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as chief, but intends on. To learn more about how to save videos to your computer, you can read our help topic. Spirit of the whale movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Spirit of the whale is a tale of two cultures fighting over the freedom of one whale. Joseph tries to tell anyone who will listen that a whale killed his beautiful annabel lee, but even he doesnt quite remember the truth. Spirit of the whale, is a 2007 film based on the true story of luna, a killer whale that becomes the central figure in a political and spiritual controversy in the vancouver island village. Whale movies, family, adventure or killer whale movies that you.