Children of the Whales (2017)

Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau / クジラの子らは砂上に歌う

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In a world covered in sand, in the year 93, after being exiled, 513 people live on the Mud Whale, a utopian ship the size of an island that drifts aimlessly through the sea of sand. The boy Chakuro is one of them, and just like the other inhabitants of the ship, he has never seen anyone from the outside world. Little is known about the past of their people. Most of them have magical abilities called “Saimia” that drastically shorten life, which is why almost all of them die in their thirties.

When they finally reach another island during their endless journey through the sand sea, an expedition team is sent, including Chakuro. In this strange place, they discover the remains of another civilisation, countless graves and a creature that spreads Saimia. They also meet a young girl named Lykos, who is immediately brought before the community’s council of elders. The Mud Whale then suddenly is targeted by masked soldiers tasked with punishing the inhabitants for a crime they are said to have committed generations ago. The inhabitants are murdered indiscriminately, and even if the attackers are successfully routed, for the time being, victory seems out of reach. The events, however, also awaken hope in some for the possibility of escape from the floating island and a life outside the sea of sand …
Im Jahr 93 des Sandexils leben in einer von Sand bedeckten Welt 513 Menschen auf dem Schlammwal, einem utopischen Schiff von der Größe einer Insel, das ziellos durch das Sandmeer treibt. Der Junge Chakuro ist einer von ihnen, und genauso wie die anderen Bewohner des Schiffs hat er noch nie jemanden von der Außenwelt gesehen. Nur wenig ist über die Vergangenheit dieses Volkes bekannt. Die meisten verfügen über magische Fähigkeiten, Saimia genannt, die unglücklicherweise das Leben drastisch verkürzen, weswegen fast alle Menschen schon in ihren Dreißigern sterben.

Als sie während ihrer endlosen Reise durch das Sandmeer zufällig eine andere Insel erreichen, wird eine Expedition entsandt, der sich auch Chakuro anschließt. Dort angekommen, erblicken sie Reste einer anderen Zivilisation, unzählige Gräber sowie eine Kreatur, die Saimia verbreitet. Zudem treffen sie auf ein junges Mädchen namens Lykos, die sofort dem Ältestenrat vorgeführt wird. Daraufhin wird plötzlich der Schlammwal zum Angriffsziel für maskierte Soldaten, die den Auftrag haben, die Bevölkerung für ein Verbrechen zu bestrafen, das diese vor Generationen begangen haben sollen. Wahllos werden die Bewohner ermordet, und auch wenn es gelingt, die Angreifer vorübergehend in die Flucht zu schlagen, scheint ein Sieg unerreichbar. Die Ereignisse wecken in manchen aber Hoffnung auf die Möglichkeit zur Flucht von der schwimmenden Insel und ein Leben außerhalb des Sandmeeres …
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