Sunny and the Elephant (2007)

Original title

Sunny et l'éléphant

Directed by

Frédéric Lepage

Genre

adventure film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A city boy dreams of becoming an elephant driver. He trains with a master who thinks only certain people can do the job, but the boy earns his respect.

heartwarminggentlehopefulwhimsicalfamily-friendlyslow-pacedearnestbright

What happens

Sunny and the Elephant is a 2007 feature film written and directed by Frederic Lepage, a French author and producer. It tells the story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver. Despite his master's belief that only karen tribe people are born to be mahouts, the lad finally wins his heart and becomes a real mahout. It stars Keith Chin, Simon Woods, Grirggiat Punpiputt, Gal Srikarn Nakavisut, Glen Chin, Xuen Dangars, Siriyakorn Pukaves, Raymond Tsang, and many other famous Asian actors. Music by Joe Hisaishi. Sunny and the Elephant was presented at the American Film Market in 2007, and at the Bangkok International Film Festival in September 2008. It was released worldwide in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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