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Animals Marine Conservation

Freeing Willy

201512 minPGexplainer

In the summer of 1993, the release of "Free Willy" sparked a campaign by activists and fans to free Keiko, the real killer whale who portrayed Willy.

Animals Marine Conservation

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Freeing Willy

2015• 12 minPG

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In the summer of 1993, the release of "Free Willy" sparked a campaign by activists and fans to free Keiko, the real killer whale who portrayed Willy.

Synopsis

In the summer of 1993, “Free Willy” thrilled moviegoers with the tale of a 12-year-old boy who returns a captive, performing killer whale to the wild. But when activists and fans campaigned to free the real whale that played Willy, the story got complicated.

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