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Everything that is alive has a heart and a soul
and everything in the world is born and dies.

A first feature film from the internationally awarded short film director PV Lehtinen.

"The water about me rose up to my neck; the ocean was closing over me. Weeds twined about my head in the troughs of the mountains; I was sinking into a world whose bars would hold me fast for ever." Jonah 2:2-6

A little boy drowns tragically in the sea in 1947. Miracle occurs and boy is found alive three days after. The boy no longer utters a word. In 1952, a Spanish grandmother moves in with the family. There is a special silent bond formed between the boy and the granny. One night,the boy sees things that will change everything.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

www.thefountainofawhale.com

About the production



English film title:
The Fountain of a Whale
Language of the film: Finnish, Spanish
Genre: Fiction
Shooting format: 35mm film
Screening format: 35mm film & digital
Aspect ratio: 1:2,35
Total production budget: 2 275 000 €
Production companies:
Public Films, Cineparadiso

Crew

Producers: Janne Wrigstedt,
PV Lehtinen
Director: PV Lehtinen
Screenwriter: PV Lehtinen
(Based on a novel "Adiós, Josefina"
by José Maria Sánchez-Silva)

Planned schedule

Production development: Autumn 2010-
Planned premiere: 2014