When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came (1989)

March 28th, 19891h 40min

Drama
63%

Overview

A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.


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