Beluga Days
1968•15m•8.0•Released
Documentary
From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped at the island he named l'Île-aux-Coudres, Jacques Cartier saw how the Indians captured the little white beluga whales by setting a fence of saplings into off-shore mud. In the film, the islanders show that the old method still works, thanks to the trusting 'sea-pigs,' the same old tide, and a little magic.
Director
Michel Brault
Languages
French
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Alexis Tremblay
Self (uncredited)
Louis Harvey
Self (uncredited)
Léopold Tremblay
Self (uncredited)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Jacques Bobet
Producer
Guy L. Coté
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