Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

Year: 1963

Runtime: 106 mins

Language: French

Directors: Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault

Documentary

Prompted by the filmmakers, a group of young men from Ile‑aux‑Coudres—an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River—mount a collective effort to revive beluga whale fishing, a tradition halted in 1924. Their work serves as a living tribute to their ancestors, reconnecting the community with a lost livelihood and its cultural heritage.

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