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How ‘Whalefall’s Director & Author Wove The Closure Of A Father-Son Relationship Into A Survival Tale

Deadline · October 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM

How ‘Whalefall’s Director & Author Wove The Closure Of A Father-Son Relationship Into A Survival Tale

SPOILER ALERT: This story spoils the plot of the film Whalefall, now out in theaters, based on Daniel Kraus’ novel.

A running joke Whalefall director Brian Duffield had going to summarize the film hailing from 20th Century Studios and Imagine Entertainment and hitting theaters this week was that “men would rather get swallowed by a […]

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How ‘Whalefall’s Director & Author Wove The Closure Of A Father-Son Relationship Into A Survival Tale

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