White Whales
1987, Icelandic. Directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.
A whale-boat is making its final whaling tour of the season. It pursues and catches a whale, and then proceeds home. The men working on the boat have to find themselves different employment now that the season is over. Among the crew are two friends, Grímur and Bubbi. The film mainly concerns itself with their efforts to make some kind of contact with what is going on in Reykjavik.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
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- Released
- 14 February 1987
- Original title
- Skytturnar
- Country
- Iceland, Norway
- Written by
- Einar Kárason, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
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White Whales runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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White Whales isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed White Whales?
White Whales (1987) was directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and stars Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, Eggert Guðmundsson, Harald G. Haraldsson.