The Weight of Elephants (2013)
Overview
Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different. Neither his chronically depressed uncle nor his overworked grandmother understand the ten-year-old’s games. His mother abandoned him when he was very young and he is bullied at school. Just as news arrives that three children are missing, a new family moves in next door. Adrian develops a close relationship to their tomboyish, ten-year-old daughter Nicole and believes he is getting close to solving the mys- tery of the missing children. New Zealand forms the backdrop for this universal story for adults and those who have never wanted to grow up. It is a story about friendship and loneliness, emotions which Adrian already feels so poignantly as a child. The Danish first-time director’s expressive visual language dramatically merges water and air, reality and a hint of fantasy.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.0937 |
Directed By
Daniel Borgman
Crew
Daniel Borgman
Daniel Borgman
Leanne Saunders
Katja Adomeit
Sophia Olsson
Kirsty Cameron
Stu Turner
Louise Vesth
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Molly Malene Stensgaard
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
TOP CAST
Demos Murphy
Adrian
Matthew Sunderland
Uncle Rory
Catherine Wilkin
Grandmother
Angelina Cottrell
Nicole
Hannah Jones
Joely
Finn Holden
Clinton
Courtney Luskie
Horse Girl
Bree Peters
Miss Pryor
Jamaica Vaughan
Horse Girl
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