Luna, an orphaned whale becomes the center of a controversy in a small coastal town when a government official is sent to capture it. Spirit of the whale stars adam beach, jason priestley, graham greene, tantoo cardinal the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100. The lost whalethe true story of orca named luna by michael parfit and suzanne chisholm is an interesting story about saving a whale named luna. 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. Spirit of the whale tv movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
With the law on one side, first peoples on the other, and luna hanging in the balance, the story follows what becomes of the killer whale who just wants to be friends. The lost whale the true story of orca named luna by michael parfit and suzanne chisholm is an interesting story about saving a whale named luna. And what if an honesttogoodness movie superhero came along with a green flash at the last. Aborigines try to prevent a government official jason priestley from transporting a stray killer whale. Spirit of the whale movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Luna s sad saga first came to light in spring 2001, when he turned up in nootka sound, a remote waterway that snakes inland from the pacific to the old logging town of gold river, b. Spirit of the whale dvd cover 2007 r1 ready to download and print. Joseph tries to tell anyone who will listen that a whale killed his beautiful annabel. After being separated from his mother while still young, luna spent five years in nootka sound, an ocean inlet of western vancouver island although luna was healthy and his presence in the area attracted international attention, there were concerns that his behavior could. 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. 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. The story that captured us was about a young killer whale, an orca.
The same week that he died, luna showed up in nootka sound. Spirit of the whale full for free on fmovies released in 2007 year. Spirit of the whale 2007 tv movie plot summary 1 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. 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. 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. Adam beach as usual did a fabulous job as well as graham green. When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds. Befriending luna the killer whale science smithsonian. Spirit of the whale vstup do diskuze celkem 0 prispevku napsat komentar vstup do diskuze celkem 0 prispevku. Lots of people tried to help luna get back to her whale friends. Meeshee the water giant full movie pg jim hensons creature shop duration.
See more ideas about luna the whale, whale and just amazing. Spirit of the whale 2007 starring jason priestley and adam beach on dvd and bluray. So many people had contact with luna it became a crime to interact with her. The true story is full of intrigue if you dig into it a bit a sad commentary on our present world perhaps. When our cbc editor saw the first 40 minutes, he said he thought it should be longer, and we began to talk about a fulllength movie. Spirit of the whale is a tale of two cultures fighting over the freedom of one whale. 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. Mar 8, 2015 story about luna the whale that was separated from his mother and the family pod at 2 years old. When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of. Luna september 19, 1999 march 10, 2006 also known as l98 or tsuxiit, was a killer whale. With adam beach, graham greene, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal. Joseph tries to tell anyone who will listen that a whale killed his beautiful annabel lee, but even he doesnt quite remember the truth.
When the government decides to transport luna hundreds of miles overland in an attempt to reunite him with his pod, the tribe fights to protect their. Spirit of the whale dvd and browse other dvd movies. The stewardship plan, which was obtained earlier this week by the cbc, may lessen tension between the dfo and the local band, but it will not solve the problem posed by luna. Because orcas are highly social animals and luna had found himself alone, cut. Spirit of the whale dramatizes the plight of a lone orca whale and how he impacts the life of. 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.
Spirit of the whale, 2007, with at turner classic movies. With a troubled past including alcoholism, mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as chief, but intends on. The band believes the lonely whale embodies the spirit ambrose maquinna, a former chief of the mowachahtmuchalaht who died shortly before luna appeared. 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. Watch movie online luna spirit of the whale jul 2014 watch movie online, free streaming luna spirit of the whale. 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. Luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer youtube.
Spirit of the whale, starring adam beach, jason priestley, tantoo. Spirit of the whale trailer by apl film on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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. Complicating lunas status is the nearby tribe of first nations native canadians, who believe the whale could be the spirit of their recently deceased chief.
Luna september 19, 1999 march 10, 2006 also known as l98 or tsuxiit, was a killer whale orca born in puget sound. Spirit of the whale tv movie 2007 plot summary imdb. When a government representative priestly announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him. A man, joseph, loses his wife at sea and then spirals deep into a world of confusion.
This movie version of lunas life, however, had a muchdifferent ending, with luna rejoining his family. It is sad to learn that lunas mother was possibly dying of starvation because of. Entertainment an orphaned whale becomes the center of a controversy in a small town, when a government official is sent to capture it, and the community bands together to protect the stray whale and allow it. Spirit of the whale, starring adam beach, jason priestley, tantoo cardinal, and graham greene. Watch full movie luna spirit of the whale in any format and hd quality. Watch ghost and the whale 2016 full movie free online. 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. Lunas sad saga first came to light in spring 2001, when he turned up in nootka sound, a remote waterway that snakes inland from the pacific to the old logging town of gold river, b. The movie says the government was wrong to want to return the baby whale to its pod but it was the natives who were wrong. Spirit of the whale 2007 full movie online in hd 1080p quality free. 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. In 2007, ctv produced a madefortelevision film, luna. Spirit of the whale 2007 starring graham greene and jason priestley on dvd and bluray.
Luna spirit of the whale luna the way home trailer. The community bands together under the leadership of mike adam beach to protect the stray whale and let it live freely in the bay. Below is the schedule of movies that will be playing on saturday nights in june. Spirit of the whale overview 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. Spirit of the whale the 2007 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. 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.