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Revision as of 09:15, 7 November 2025
2020 film
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| Directed by | Philippe Youriev |
| Screenplay by | Philippe Youriev |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Khoursevitch Yakov Mironitchev |
| Edited by | Alexandr Krylov Karolina Maciejewska |
| Music by | Krzysztof A. Janczak |
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| Language | Russian |
The Whaler Boy (Russian: Китобой, lit. ‘Kitoboï’) is a 2020 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Philippe Youriev, at his feature film debut.
A co-production between Russia, Poland and Belgium, the film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it won the GdA Director’s Award.
Plot
Cast
- Vladimir Onokhov as Lyochka
- Kristina Asmous as the American
- Vladimir Lyubimtsev as Kolian
- Nikolay Tatato as the grandfather
- Arieh Worthalter as the border guard
- Maria Chuprinskaia as the blonde
Production
The film was produced by Rock Films, Orka and Man’s Films Productions.[1] It was shot over a period of seven years in the Chukotka region.[2]
Release
The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar, in which it won the section’s main award, the Director’s Award.[3]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 15 critics’ reviews are positive.[4] Variety film critic Jessica Kiang described it as “an ambitious, sometimes self-consciously ironic blend of genres and influences, which perhaps convince most when they do not cohere.”[5] William Repass from Slant Magazine called it “a vivid rumination on the fuzzy border between fantasy and reality”, where “coming of age is inseparable from disillusionment.”[6]
For this film Youriev won the Nika Award as Discovery of the Year.[7] The film also won the Transilvania Trophy for best film at the Transilvania International Film Festival.[8]
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