THE WEIGHT OF ELEPHANTS
synopsis
Adrian’s isolation manifests itself in his fantasies: He is king of an underwater world, where reflections of crystal glasses on the walls mimic those in the water, where simple fabrics are transformed into precious ones as if by magic. 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 mystery of the missing children.
international title: | The Weight of Elephants |
original title: | The Weight of Elephants |
country: | New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden |
sales agent: | New Zealand Film Commission |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
film run: | 87' |
release date: | DK 06/06/2013, NL 08/05/2014 |
screenplay: | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
cast: | Demos Murphy, Angelina Cottrell, Matthew Sunderland, Catherine Wilkin |
cinematography by: | Sophia Olsson |
film editing: | Molly Malene Stensgaard |
art director: | Kirsty Cameron |
music: | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
producer: | Katja Adomeit, Leanne Saunders, Jonas Bagger, Madeleine Ekman, Jessica Ask |
production: | Zentropa Entertainments, Severe Features/New Zealand |
backing: | Film i Väst |
distributor: | Amstelfilm |