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The Elephant King
Drama, Romance - 2006
6.4
18%
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
26 Apr 2006
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Equivalent to a crummy band with a monster of a drummer who convinces you to stay for the whole show anyways.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
15 Oct 2008
rotten:
Naivete drives the characters and the filmmaking -- a lethal combination for a movie that's desperate to come across as world-weary and wise.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out New York,
15 Oct 2008
fresh:
There is in fact an elephant in The Elephant King, but his keepers are far from royal.
– Nathan Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct 2008
rotten:
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.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
17 Oct 2008
rotten:
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.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Oct 2008
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