It tells the story of a young Beluga whale who is still grey, though at his age he should have turned white. Because of his late development, he must live among the females, who make things worse by overprotecting him. When his ailing grandmother confides that she wishes she could see her old true love – whom Katak has never met – one last time, Katak decides to make her wish come true and sets out on a secret journey along the shore of the St. Lawrence toward the Arctic, intent on finding his legendary grandfather. Over the course of this dangerous journey, Katak teams up with Cyrano, a neurotic sturgeon. Tracked by the river’s most fearsome predator, the notorious killer whale Jack-Knife, Katak forms an unlikely friendship with Jack-Knife’s daughter, Jack-Lynn, a vegetarian. Katak the Brave Beluga is a story of filial love, trust, independence, and the right to be different, with environmental overtones.
Christine Dallaire-Dupont and Nicola Lemay directs from the screenplay by Andrée Lambert. Produced by Nancy Florence Savard. A 10th Ave production for Maison 4:3; from Attraction Distribution.
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