# The Lighthouse of the Orcas (2016)

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**Original title**: *El faro de las orcas*
**Runtime**: 110 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Gerardo Olivares
**Written by**: Gerardo Olivares, Lucía Puenzo, Shallua Sehk
**Starring**: Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Furriel, Ana Celentano, Osvaldo Santoro, Joaquín Rapalini, Ciro Miró

> *A place to dream*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A single mother drags her nonverbal kid across Patagonia hoping a lighthouse keeper and some orcas can jumpstart his mute heart. She camps on the wrong side of the fence, the ranger’s bilingual cussing doesn’t hurt, and the orcas show up exactly when expected.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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