"No one misunderstands you better."
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
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Albert Brooks
John Henderson
Debbie Reynolds
Beatrice Henderson
Rob Morrow
Jeff Henderson
Lisa Kudrow
Linda
John C. McGinley
Carl
Rosalind Allen
Woman at Gas Station
Isabel Glasser
Cheryl Henderson
Anne Haney
Helen
Peter White
Charles
Paul Collins
Lawyer
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
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When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
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