The Elephant in the Living Room (2011)
- Directed by
- Michael Webber
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at people in America who keep dangerous wild animals like lions and tigers as pets. It follows the owners and the authorities who try to manage the risks these animals pose.
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What happens
The Elephant in the Living Room is an American documentary film directed by Michael Webber. The film explores the controversial American subculture breeding and selling exotic pets, with a focus on the practice of raising dangerous wild animals such as lions, tigers, elephants, bears, and venomous snakes as household pets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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