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The Lighthouse of the Orcas

The Lighthouse of the Orcas

A place to dream

20167.01h 50m

Overview

A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hope that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.

Directed by Gerardo Olivares
Written by Gerardo Olivares, Lucía Puenzo, Shallua Sehk
Produced by José María Morales, Marcela Coria
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0M0

Top Cast

Maribel Verdú

Maribel Verdú

Lola

Joaquín Furriel

Joaquín Furriel

Beto Bubas

Ana Celentano

Ana Celentano

Marcela

Osvaldo Santoro

Osvaldo Santoro

Bonetti

Joaquín Rapalini

Joaquín Rapalini

Tristán

Ciro Miró

Ciro Miró

Manolo

Federico Barga

Federico Barga

Quiñones

Zoe Hochbaum

Zoe Hochbaum

Martina

A

Alan Juan Pablo Moya

Inti

J

Juan Antonio Sánchez

Junco

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipautismbased on true storypatagonia, argentinakiller whalesea lionmother son relationship

About The Lighthouse of the Orcas

The Lighthouse of the Orcas is a romance, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of parent child relationship, autism, based on true story, patagonia, argentina, killer whale, sea lion. Directed by Gerardo Olivares, it stars Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Furriel, Ana Celentano. A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hope that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.

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