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DAYS OF THE WHALE – Review by Diane Carson

July 27, 2020August 1, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments Catalina Arroyave, Days of the Whale, outsoder pictures

Medellín, Colombia. Drug trafficking and the violence accompanying it dominate news and film coverage connected with Colombia. What a breath of fresh air, then, to watch writer/director Catalina Arroyave’s Days of the Whale situated firmly in the Colombian middle class, though control of the streets through intimidation and retaliation ominously limits the freedom of graffiti artists Cris and Simón.

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DAYS OF THE WHALE – Review by Roxana Hadadi

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Roxana Hadadi 0 Comments Catalina Arroyave Restrepo, David Escallón, Days of the Whale, Laura Isabel Tobón Ochoa

In the streets of Medellín, Colombia, two teenagers wander. They could be students: They carry backpacks, they’re engaged in animated conversation, they pass a notebook back and forth. There is clearly a partnership here, and a sense of shared interests, and a common purpose—but Days of the Whale doesn’t indulge in this educational artifice for long.