The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52

The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52

PG 2021 · 96 min · ★ 7.2 · Documentary

THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale’s lonely plight can teach us — not just about our changing relationship to the oceans, but to each other. Executive Produced with Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrian Grenier.

Directed by Joshua Zeman · Written by Evan Louison

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