The Whale (2022)

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. nurse, missionary, regret, idaho, addiction, grief, obesity, based on play or musical, neighbor, teacher, religion, redemption, death of lover, election, rebellious daughter, guilt, death, lgbt, sister-in-law, eating disorder, father daughter reunion, empathy, shame, english teacher, abandonment, one location, father daughter relationship, 2010s, fatphobia, apartment, 2016, essay, food addiction, religious symbolism