The Lighthouse of the Whales
2016 · 110 min · Director: Gerardo Olivares
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Beto is a lonely man who works as Ranger of the isolated Peninsula Valdes' National Park (Chubut, Argentina). Lover of the nature and animals, the peace of his days watching orcas, seals and sea lions in the sea ends after the arrival of Lola, a Spanish mother who travels there from Madrid with his autistic 11 years old son Tristán looking for Beto after both watch him in a documentary about whales. Desperate, Lola asks help Beto in order to make a therapy for Tristán, hoping that his isolation caused by the autism can be overcome. Reluctant at the beginning, Beto agrees to help Tristán, sailing by the cost in a boat to meet orcas (defying the rules that prevent touching them and swimming them), the only one that causes emotional responses in Tristán. As days go by, Tristán starts slowly to express emotions, in the same way that Beto's boss tries to fire him in the belief that orcas are a dangerous killers whales, Lola realizes about a familiar trouble in Spain and that they Lola and Beto learns about the feelings between them...
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The Lighthouse of the Whales (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Awe 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Awe, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Awe and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 35 % | 20 % | 5 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 49 % | 34 % | 19 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 55 % | 49 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 46 % | 46 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Hope | 41 % | 36 % | 25 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 46 % | 31 % | 31 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Hope | 56 % | 35 % | 48 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 63 % | 39 % | 57 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 59 % | 31 % | 46 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 55 % | 25 % | 40 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Hope | 57 % | 35 % | 40 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 65 % | 56 % | 33 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 74 % | 66 % | 23 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 79 % | 63 % | 18 % | 65 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 79 % | 64 % | 19 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 74 % | 68 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 68 % | 61 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Love | 66 % | 50 % | 40 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 60 % | 38 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Hope | 48 % | 27 % | 37 % | 22 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Bonetti
Manolo
Quiñones
Martina
Inti
Junco
Anciano
Man
Singer
Singer
Singer
Singer
Details
- Directed by
- Gerardo Olivares
- Written by
- Lucía Puenzo, Gerardo Olivares, Roberto Bubas, Shallua Sehk
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- Spain, Argentina
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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