CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 1h 37m

Resident Orca

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Resident Orca tells the unfolding story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. After decades of failed attempts to bring her home, an unlikely partnership between Indigenous matriarchs, a billionaire philanthropist, killer whale experts, and the aquarium’s new owner take on the impossible task of freeing Lolita, captured 53 years ago as a baby, only to spend the rest of her life performing in the smallest killer whale tank in North America. When Lolita falls ill under troubling circumstances, her advocates are faced with a painful question: is it too late to save her?

Directed bySimon Schneider, Sarah Sharkey Pearce

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1h 37m
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EN
Released
April 6, 2024

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Resident Orca by Sarah Sharkey Pearce, Simon Schneide | 41st Miami Film Festival

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