The Whale is a 2012 play written by Samuel D. Hunter. The play, set in Moscow, Idaho, tells the story of a 600-pound (270 kg) obese man who hides from the world and stays in his apartment. He cannot stop eating to the detriment of everyone around him, including his estranged daughter. Charlie – He is over 40 years old and morbidly obese. Liz – She is a nurse. Critic Paul Hodgins called her Charlie's "enabler" because she feeds him junk food despite his enormous weight and her own pleading with him to get better medical care. Elder Thomas – A young Mormon missionary. Ellie – Charlie and Mary's daughter. Ellie has not seen or talked to her father in eight years, thanks to her mother's full custody, until she shows up one day at his apartment. Mary – Charlie's ex-wife, and Ellie's mother.
Adaptations (1)
The Whale was adapted into a 2022 film.
The Whale2022 · film · 117 min · dir. Darren Aronofsky · IMDb ↗A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
