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It stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. The film is based on Tom Rose's 1989 book Freeing the Whales, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska.
Feb 16, 2012 · Filmed entirely on location in Barrow, Anchorage, and Seward, Alaska, Big Miracle’s setting is chillingly authentic. Literally. If you’ve never spent winter in Alaska, you will get to experience winter in Alaska now ... through Big Miracle.
Feb 4, 2012 · With a film like Big Miracle, the problem isn’t the destination, but how it gets there, and over and over, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler’s script takes the easy, pre-digested way out.
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Feb 2, 2012 · Based on Thomas Rose's 1989 book, the film follows an Alaska town's real-life struggle to free whales from thickening ice that prevents their migration to a warmer climate. Critic Ella Taylor says...
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Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a reporter based in a small town in northern Alaska, can't wait to land a job in a bigger market. Then, the story of a lifetime practically lands in his lap: A ...
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Feb 10, 2012 · The bowhead whale above breached in front of the whale camp of George Ahmaogak, Sr. during a time of cease fire. Elsewhere on the water, crews were in the process of landing two bowheads. Until ...
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Jan 25, 2021 · Just before the holidays, we watched “Big Miracle,” which tells the story of the historic whale entrapment event in Utqiagvik, Alaska (formerly called “Barrow”) that captured the world’s attention.
