Big Miracle (2012)

In the frigid October of 1988, nestled in the frost-bitten heart of northern Alaska's Barrow, we find Adam Carlson, an ambitious reporter from a local Anchorage television station. Adam is there to capture the "local cultural color" of this remote region, but instead finds himself witnessing a heartrending spectacle on the icy sea. Three beleaguered California gray whales - a mother, father, and their young calf - find themselves trapped by an early onset of winter, encased in a chilling ice prison. With their survival hanging by a thread, they ram the ice relentlessly, desperate to maintain a breathing hole in their frozen captivity. Adam's poignant exposé on the whales' plight reverberates far beyond his station, catching the attention of national news broadcasters and stirring varied entities into action. Among them is Greenpeace, spearheaded by the fiercely determined Rachel Kramer from Anchorage. Her past romantic entanglement with Adam only fuels her drive to save the whales. Rachel embarks on an arduous journey to mobilize everyone who can contribute to the rescue, including the governor's office, despite the political minefield this entails. However, Rachel's greatest challenge comes in the form of her adversary, J.W. McGraw, owner of Alaskan Northern Oil. The hoverbarge that can break through the ice and free the whales is in his possession, setting the stage for a tense face-off. As more news services flock to Barrow, including the Los Angeles-based Jill Jerard, Adam's long-time crush, the plight of the whales becomes a global sensation. The White House, keen to demonstrate their support for the whales amidst growing public sentiment, steps into the fray. Meanwhile, the local Inupiat community, initially planning to harvest the dying whales to preserve their traditional hunting lifestyle, finds itself grappling with a complex moral dilemma. Big Miracle is a tale of a small-town news reporter, an animal-loving volunteer, and a native Alaskan boy who galvanize an entire community and eventually, rival world superpowers. Together, they embark on a race against time - a crusade that transcends cultural, political, and geographical boundaries - to save a family of magnificent gray whales from an icy death in the Arctic Circle.

Big Miracle is an adventure movie featuring Drew Barrymore.

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