The Weight of Elephants

The Weight of Elephants

2013
1h 27m
6.9

6.9/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Zentropa Entertainments Severe Features New Zealand Film Commission Film i Väst
Production Countries
Denmark New Zealand Sweden
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 14, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2395455

Cast

Demos Murphy
Demos Murphy

Adrian

Matthew Sunderland
Matthew Sunderland

Uncle Rory

Catherine Wilkin
Catherine Wilkin

Grandmother

Angelina Cottrell
Angelina Cottrell

Nicole

Hannah Jones
Hannah Jones

Joely

Finn Holden
Finn Holden

Clinton

Courtney Luskie
Courtney Luskie

Horse Girl

Bree Peters
Bree Peters

Miss Pryor

Jamaica Vaughan
Jamaica Vaughan

Horse Girl

Key Crew

Daniel Borgman
Writer
Leanne Saunders
Producer
Katja Adomeit
Producer
Daniel Borgman
Director
Louise Vesth
Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer