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202475 minGdocumentary

God, Please Send a Whale

202475 minGdocumentary

A Danish family travels to Brazil to confront their grief and reconnect after the death of their mother six years prior.

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Julie Bezerra Madsen

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A Danish family travels to Brazil to confront their grief and reconnect after the death of their mother six years prior.

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A Danish family travels to Brazil to say goodbye to their mother, who passed away six years ago. But things don't quite go according to plan. Can the father and the two adult sisters reach each other and talk about loss, life and death?

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