Mozart and the Whale

Feb 2 2006 PG-13 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Plot

A dramatic-comedy, inspired by the lives of two people with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, whose emotional dysfunctions threaten to sabotage their budding romance. Donald is a good-natured but hapless taxi driver with a love of birds and a superhuman knack for numbers. Like many people with AS, he likes patterns and routines. But when the beautiful but complicated Isabel joins the autism support group he leads, his life - and his heart - are turned upside down.

Written by

Ron Bass

Directed by

Petter Næss

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Millennium Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
9,481
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA