Big Miracle (Big Miracle)
Directed by: Ken KwapisCast list: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney
Country: United Kingdom, USA
Year: 2012
Genres: Romantic / Drama /
Runtime: 107 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original English version subtitled in Spanish
Three gray whales, trapped in a hole in the ice of the Arctic Circle, are discovered by television news reporter Adam Carlson. Their plight is publicized after he does a feature on them, which he hopes might be his opportunity to move up to a larger TV market. His news story draws international attention and sets into motion a massive effort to free the whales from the ice. Drawn into the collaborative rescue work are several normally hostile factions: Inupiat whale hunters, a Greenpeace environmental activist (who is also his ex-girlfriend), an oil executive, ambitious news reporters, the National Guard, the American president and politicians on the state, national and international levels. Also joining in the effort are two entrepreneurs from Minnesota, who provide de-icing machines to help keep the hole open. Finally an enormous Soviet ice-breaker ship arrives to remove the last barrier before the whales.
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Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Biology and Geology / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / journalism, mass media, advertising /
Related News
Links
The true story behind Big Miracle. GreenpeaceThe True Story That Inspired Big Miracle (video)
Passage to Freedom. The Rescue of The Whales (video)
Interview with Tom Rose, author of the book (soundtrack)
Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose. Excerpt
Inuit Peoples (text)
Japan suspends whaling in Antarctica
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