

Mozart and the Whale
2005-09-10 · 92 min · ★ 6.2
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
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Production details
- Directors
- Petter Næss
- Production companies
- Millennium Media
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 84,967
Top Cast
Josh HartnettDonald Morton
Radha MitchellIsabelle Sorenson
Gary ColeWallace
Sheila KelleyJanice
Erica LeerhsenBronwin
John Carroll LynchGregory
Nate MooneyRoger
Rusty SchwimmerGracie
Robert WisdomBlume
Allen EvangelistaSkeets
Christa CampbellTherapist
Kristopher HigginsBrain - Donald's Brother
Kelly Eviston-QuinnettDr. Trask
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