Kateri Stanley’s novel, ‘From the Deep’ reimagines these sort of events in the small village of Drake Cove. One of the most shocking scenes ‘ Sea s piracy’, a documentary which clearly had an impact upon attitudes towards the fishing industry, was the slaughter of the whales in the Faroe Islands which arrives at the culmination of the movie.
In order to avoid further life-threatening attacks, Julian and his daughter take refuge in the home of Frank Blothio: ex-fisherman turned writer and political activist who does not have the best history with the animal rights movement, or Drake Cove as a whole.Īs Julian integrates into the Blothio way of life, he discovers heinous secrets and disturbing truths lurking beneath the skin of his hometown that will change his life forever.
In the aftermath, Julian becomes the victim of hate crime. Tensions mount after a viral video, uploaded by the FAAC of Julian killing a pregnant whale, causes uproar online and in real life. They’ve been harassing the small fishing town for many years, smashing up their boats and sending vicious hate mail. The suspects are the extreme animal rights group, the Fighters Against Animal Cruelty (FAAC) who go wherever the politics is trending.
The close-knit community is under fierce public scrutiny due to a long-standing tradition called “The Culling”, the annual slaughter of pilot whales for consumption. Julian Finch, widower and fisherman, awakes to learn that the bodies of two colleagues have washed up on the beach of Drake Cove.
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