Austin Abrams survives being swallowed by a whale

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 15:20 · Archive

In the survival thriller Whalefall, a college student is swallowed by a giant sperm whale while searching for his father's remains underwater.

Whalefall is a survival thriller directed by Brian Duffield, adapted from Daniel Kraus's 2023 novel. The film follows Jay Gardiner, a college student played by Austin Abrams, who returns home on the anniversary of his father's death. His father, an enthusiastic but erratic scuba diver named Mitt and played by Josh Brolin, committed suicide by sinking himself in the water off the California coast.

Feeling guilty and estranged, Jay plans a secret dive to find his father's remains. However, he is swallowed by a giant sperm whale. For the remainder of the film, Jay fights for survival inside the whale's stomach with less than an hour's worth of oxygen in his tank. The ordeal includes encounters with other creatures, including a giant squid also swallowed by the whale.

Throughout the film, flashbacks reveal Jay's tumultuous relationship with his father, an unforgiving taskmaster who was a deep-sea diver and boatman who often berated Jay during diving and survival training. Abrams is described as inherently likable in the leading role, a quality expected to make audiences root for him in this survival story.

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• 'Whalefall' Review: Austin Abrams is swallowed by a sperm whale in immersive survival dramaFox News Digital reviews 20th Century Studios' "Whalefall" starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, John Ortiz and Elisabeth Shue. Directed by Brian Duffield.Fox News · 17 Oct, 15:00
• Is It Worth Braving the Terrors of Nature to See Austin Abrams in ‘Whalefall’ on the Big Screen?Should you survive a big-screen Whalefall?New York Post · 16 Oct, 18:30

In this story: Austin Abrams · Josh Brolin · Brian Duffield · Daniel Kraus · California · 20th Century Studios

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