A Whale of a Tale

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A Whale of a Tale

Released Aug 17, 2018

1h 36m

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Local fishermen, international activists and an American journalist debate the hunting of whales and dolphins in the sleepy seaside town of Taiji, Japan.

David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

Always interesting and informative...

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Its cooler-heads heart is in the right place, but "A Whale of a Tale" is an unfortunately directionless, low-gear rebuttal that hardly ever stirs up emotions as effectively as "The Cove" did.

Aug 23, 2018

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

In Sasaki's unofficial but necessary sequel to The Cove, she aptly considers how both sides of a conflict believe they are doing the right thing.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2018

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Both sides get ample time to state their case here, resulting in a reconsideration of a controversial issue that, like most such, turns out to be less morally black-and-white the closer you look...

Oct 15, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

"A Whale of a Tale" is a great spectacle that presents the other side of a matter that was too one-sided until now, and that is where its biggest value lies.

Oct 27, 2019

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Though a bit talky at times, A Whale of a Tale proves a compelling and ultimately humane portrait of a people who, ironically, had previously been portrayed as inhumane.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2019

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Very effective at showing the other side of the seemingly black and white issue of killing dolphins.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/18

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Local fishermen, international activists and an American journalist debate the hunting of whales and dolphins in the sleepy seaside town of Taiji, Japan.

Director: Megumi Sasaki
Producer: Megumi Sasaki
Distributor: Fine Line Media
Production Co: Fine Line Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2019
Runtime: 1h 36m