CTV : Luna - the spirit of the whale
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Sunday, May 13 at 7pm ET
A lone killer whale helps an entire community find their way home.
The real orca lived freely in the harbour of a Vancouver Island village, loved by the entire community and the Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations Band for five years until his tragic death earlier this year.
In this fictionalized account, the orphaned orca becomes the center of spiritual and political controversy. While the government plans to transport Luna hundreds of miles overland in an attempt to reunite him with his pod, the tiny Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations Band fights to protect the young killer whale that they believe embodies the spirit of their late chief.
The story centers around an aboriginal boy struggling with his identity and the Band's new chief, Mike Maquinna, who finds himself embroiled in a storm that tests his abilities to lead.
Adam Beach (Flags of Our Fathers, Wind Talkers) leads the cast as Mike Maquinna, a First Nations Hereditary Chief who comes to believe in the traditions of his people through the sudden appearance of Luna; Graham Greene (Transamerica, The Green Mile) as band member Bill Louis, who questions Mike's ability to be chief; Tantoo Cardinal (Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis, H2O) as Mike's mother, who encourages him to follow in his father's footsteps and Jason Priestley (Shades of Black, Beverly Hills 90210) as a government representative who devises the controversial plan to capture Luna.
1 comments:
I can't wait to see this movie!!! I have a particular interest in it. I am a killer whale lover and the bestselling author of Whale Song.
Killer whales have mesmerized me since I was quite young. I often visited Skana at the Vancouver Aquarium. But there is nothing like seeing them in the wild. I am always asked if I am native--not because I look it, but because of my natural affinity with whales and my interest in native legends. I lived on the Queen Charlotte Islands for many years.
This June I am doing a book tour to Vancouver and Victoria, and I am hoping to have time to go whale watching. For those of you who have never done this, it is something you'll never forget. I think it will be the highlight of my trip (although selling my novels is exciting too). :)
I've followed the story of Luna over the years, and I am so looking forward to this movie. And I quite like Adam Beach! :) Maybe he'll play the role of 'Adam' in Whale Song...the movie. lol
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