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Braking for Whales | |
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Directed by | Sean McEwen |
Written by | Sean McEwen Tammin Sursok |
Produced by | Sean McEwen Tammin Sursok Cassidy Lunnen |
Starring | Tammin Sursok Tom Felton |
Cinematography | Justin Henning |
Edited by | Andrew S. Eisen |
Music by | Jason Soudah |
Production companies | Narrator Entertainment Charlie Baby Productions |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The film's initial release was September 20, 2019 at the Boston Film Festival. Then it was released on VOD and digital platforms on April 24, 2020. [3]
Tara McNamara of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. [4] Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star. [5]
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