INDIA · 1987

The Whales of August

Lindsay Anderson
British Kitchen Sink sisterhood aging memory and nostalgia mortality summer in Maine
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Synopsis

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

Year1987
CountryIndia
DirectorLindsay Anderson
The Whales of August poster

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