The movie

The Whale
A reclusive English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. This a phenomenal comeback from actor Brendan Fraser
Description
‘Brendan Fraser gives the performance of a lifetime in a housebound family drama with a big heart… Aronofsky is not a director who makes easy films. Whether drug addiction (“Requiem for a Dream”), terminal illness (“The Fountain”) or obsessive self-harm (“The Wrestler,” “Black Swan”), he tackles difficult subjects head on, presenting profound challenges to his audience… And he does it brilliantly… This engrossing chamber piece really belongs to [Fraser]. It is, by far, his most impressive performance, both in terms of meeting its gruelling physical demands and in terms of embodying a complete human being, from sweat-drenched surface to shining soul.’—Dan Jolin, Time Out