Synopsis:
Story follows the true 1988 tale of the rescue of a trio of California gray whales found under the ice of the Arctic Circle near Barrow, Alaska. Over a two-week period, the U.S. and Soviet governments joined with oil company execs, environmental activists, Eskimos, businessmen and military officers to help free the giant mammals.
Comment:
[2009-05-05]Story’s based on the book “Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event” by Tom Rose.
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