Stories of Men
The Whale

The Whale

2022 · Movie · Drama

MIM Check: Pass

Dominance Manhood

None

Traits of dominance-based masculinity present in the media.

Questioning of Dominance

Many

Characters questioning or suffering from dominance norms.

Relational Manhood

Many

Traits of relational, connected masculinity.

The Whale is one of the most unusual films in this collection. This is a film about a man defined by grief, love, caregiving, and emotional transparency, whose life is the consequence of having loved a man in a world that destroyed that love.

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