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The Elephant King

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2006 · 92 min Drama Romance
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with his own depressions back home in the USA. Their dominant mother wants Jake back home and for this reason, Oliver is sent to Thailand to retrieve his brother. Once there, Oliver finds himself in Jake's bizarre life and falls in love with a beautiful girl, Lek. However, it is not a coincidence that she and Oliver have met

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Year 2006
Country United States of America, Thailand
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Seth Grossman
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (17 votes)

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The film constructs a poignant contrast between two brothers and their worlds, relying on the suffocating atmosphere of a tropical paradise that masks inner decay. It explores escape and self-destruction against a backdrop of exotic allure and cultural dislocation.

What lingers after the final frame is a sense of melancholy for characters trapped between desire and emptiness, where even beauty feels like a slow poison. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Seth Grossman

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