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White Whale (2021) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 28, 2021

Original Title:
Белый кит

Alternate Titles:
Belyy kit

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Second Floor

Production Countries:
Russia

Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 18+ 

Runtime: 120

Overview from TheMovieDB

Philip is very successful. Everything in his life happens according to his plan. He is a brilliant lawyer, winning all hopeless cases thanks to his informal connections with supreme authorities. He is also happy in his private life: his virtuous wife and two adopted twin siblings love and admire him. One day, that harmony crumbles. A force major arises on his way to the perfect future. Suddenly, his children are found to have a severe genetic disease that they inherited from one of their biological parents. It means they both will soon become disabled. What will he do? Will he accept this circumstance and bury his plans for a perfect life. Or, will he defy this destiny and castle the pieces on the chessboard to reverse the game's course in his favor? How many figures will he sacrifice before he realizes he himself is a pawn in someone's higher-level game?

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Production

Director:
Tatyana Fedorovskaya

Director of Photography:
Igor Kiselev

Editor:
Alexey Nazarchuk

Original Music Composer:
Pavel Dodonov

Producer:
Nikita Mikhalkov
Rustem Samigullin

Production Design:
Denis Tokarev

Screenplay:
Tatyana Fedorovskaya

Sound Director:
Yuliya Sachkova
Andrey Guryanov
Anton Kuryashov

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