The Elephant King (2006)
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18% of critics liked it
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63% of users liked it
(485 ratings)
Seth Grossman's psychological drama The Elephant King concerns two brothers who have very different outlooks on life. Jake Hunt is a scientist working in Thailand who, dissatisfied with much of his life, does little work and lives his life in a state of great excess. He invites his younger… More Seth Grossman's psychological drama The Elephant King concerns two brothers who have very different outlooks on life. Jake Hunt is a scientist working in Thailand who, dissatisfied with much of his life, does little work and lives his life in a state of great excess. He invites his younger brother, Oliver, to visit. Even though the two have a strained relationship, Oliver accepts as he has been suffering from a severe depression. Oliver joins Jake in nights of excess, and falls in love with a girl whom Jake is paying to be nice to Oliver. As the threesome heads toward a tragic conclusion, each brother questions his own motivations for his actions. The Elephant King had its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Seth Grossman
- Written By
- Seth Grossman
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 20, 2009
- Studio
- Unison Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
erhaps a bit of star power, or at least less generic actors in the leads, might have given these underdeveloped siblings more credence or appeal.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Director-writer Seth Grossman provides a lazy narrative, with stereotypical characters and plot. You just know what's going to happen, although the statuesque Faivre might take your mind off the shortcomings.
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
There is in fact an elephant in The Elephant King, but his keepers are far from royal.
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Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Naïveté drives the characters and the filmmaking -- a lethal combination for a movie that's desperate to come across as world-weary and wise.
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Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
Equivalent to a crummy band with a monster of a drummer who convinces you to stay for the whole show anyways.
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Cast
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Tate Ellington
as Oliver Hunt
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Jonno Roberts
as Jake Hunt
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Florence Vanida Faivre
as Lek
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Ellen Burstyn
as Diana Hunt
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Josef Sommer
as Bill Hunt
- Debra Azar
- Georgia Hatzis
- Joe Cummings
- Michael Pand
- Pawalit Mongkolpisit
