Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Directed by Don McBrearty
PG
2007    90mDrama, Family,
6.261%
Mike Maquinna returns to his home town of Gold River on Vancouver Island to attend the funeral of his father, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations Chief Ambrose Maquinna. With a troubled past including alcoholism, Mike does not intend on staying to claim his rightful place as Chief, but intends on returning to his current life as a logger in Bella Coola. Meanwhile, a lone Orca whale - dubbed Luna by western media - has been spotted in the area, the whale unusually socialized to boats and humans. Luna, suspected to be a missing juvenile from a pod now living south of the area in Puget Sound, becomes a public sensation, both as a spectacle and a human interest story. The Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) administration, led by Ted Jeffries, plans on reuniting Luna with his pod, which means capturing the young Orca. This move by DFO does not sit well with Mike and the band, who see the spirit of Ambrose inhabited within Luna. They feel it best for Luna to decide where he chooses to live. This issue - in combination with caring for a troubled band youth, Adam Ross - reintegrates Mike into his band life. The band does have an ally in local DFO officer Jill Mackay, who - behind the scenes - is continually butting heads with her boss, Jeffries, the public face of the DFO.

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Cast of Luna: Spirit of the Whale

  • Adam BeachMike Maquinna
  • Graham GreeneBill Louis
  • Tantoo CardinalGloria Maquinna
  • Jason PriestleyTed Jeffries
  • Aaron MikoAdam
  • Erin KarplukJill Mackay
  • Michelle HarrisonJane Kimball
  • David James LewisMurray Novak (as David Lewis)
  • Christopher AttadiaEli
  • Tricia CollinsBrenda
  • Tchadas LeoJoey
  • Tom McBeathErnie Ivers
  • Barbara TysonLucy
  • Gerald AugerAmbrose
  • Gabriel GeorgeYoung Mike - Age 9
  • Nels LennarsonChris Bardecki
  • David AbbottPriest
  • Ron HamiltonElder
  • Tinsel KoreyAnnie
  • Kyle CassieLance
  • Juan RiedingerDeckhand
  • Alf HumphreysPolice Seargant
  • Sharon HeathWoman in Boat
  • Brenda CrichlowReporter #1
  • Matt David JohnsonReporter #2 (as Matt David Johnson)
  • Doug HerbertEco Tourist
  • Stephen DimopoulosLocal Guy
  • Graeme DuffyEnvironmentalist
  • Mark BurgessMan
  • Chris NowlandDriver In Truck
  • Trevor LernerRunning Cameraman (uncredited)
  • Adam MikoAdam
  • Adam BehrAnimatronic Whale Puppeteer
  • Don McBreartyDirector
  • Elizabeth StewartWriter
  • Trish DolmanProducer
  • Anne Marie La TraverseProducer
  • Lori LozinskiProducer

 

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