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Bookmark this pageTadpole and the Whale (1988)
Director: Jean-Claude Lord
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From Time Out Film Guide
Winsome, winning adventure tale from producer Rock Demers, about a young girl, gifted with exceptional hearing, who forms a close relationship with a dolphin named Elvar. The film has a strong educational element: lots of footage of hump-backed whales spouting off the East Canadian coast (and elsewhere), and a marine biologist at hand to explain the science. The adventure seems to consist of characters rushing about everywhere and much falling out of speedboats, followed by lots of affirmative hugging and smiles. An eco-sound kids' movie, with a liberal pinch of sea-salt.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Jean-Claude Lord
Producer: Rock Demers
Cast: Fanny Lauzier, Denis Forest, Marina Orsini, Félix-Antoine Leroux, Jean Lajeunesse full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 92 mins
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