Brendan Fraser won an Oscar for Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards for his role as a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Brendan Fraser stars as a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

The Whale was selected for screening by our volunteer Joe Hayes from the Better Lives Partnership in Castle Douglas. Joe is a huge fan of Brendan Fraser and we are more than happy to accommodate both Joe and the film at this morning's screening at the RBCFT.

Brendan Fraser stars as a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Brendan Fraser stars as a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

The Whale was selected for screening by our volunteer Joe Hayes from the Better Lives Partnership in Castle Douglas. Joe is a huge fan of Brendan Fraser and we are more than happy to accommodate both Joe and the film at the RBCFT.