What Killed the Whale?
2022, English. Directed by Russell Leven.
In this critical investigation into the most arresting victims of the climate emergency, biologist Ella Al-Shamahi joins a specialist autopsy into the death of a 40-foot sei whale, which washed up near Edinburgh. Across the 90-minute single doc, Ella sets out to uncover why whales are dying in record numbers and whether or not the crisis is man-made.
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- 1h 8m
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- English
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- 12 June 2022
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- Russell Leven
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What Killed the Whale? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 June 2022. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed What Killed the Whale??
What Killed the Whale? (2022) was directed by Russell Leven and stars Ella Al-Shamahi.