Everything changes in the life of a young 15-year-old Chukchi hunter Lyoshka with the advent of the Internet in the village. He falls in love – for the first time and deeply – with the silent video chat girl. Upon learning that she lives in Detroit, Lyoshka decides on the most desperate act in his life.
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The Whaler Boy (2020) | Trailer | Philipp Yuryev | Vladimir Onokhov | Arieh Worthalter
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Cast
Vladimir Onokhov
Lyoshka
Kristina Asmus
Girl from America
Vladimir Lyubimtsev
Kolyan
Nikolai Tatato
Grandfather
Arieh Worthalter
Border Patrol Guard
Mariya Chuprinskaya
Guest
Ankas Aymetgirgin
Brigadier
Yevgeni Ayanto
Poacher
Ivan Tynau
Poacher
Zakhar Vykvytke
Poacher
Timofey Tymnevye
Hunter
Gennadiy Iuneut
Gena
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