WHITE ELEPHANT
synopsis
Julian uses his political connections to oversee the construction of a hospital. Nicolas joins him following the failure of a project he was leading in the jungle, after paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled, he finds a little comfort in Luciana, a young, attractive, atheist social worker. As Nicolas' faith weakens, tension and violence between the slum drug dealing cartels grow. And when work on the hospital is halted by ministerial decree, the fuse is lit...
international title: | White Elephant |
original title: | Elefante blanco |
country: | Argentina, Spain, France |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pablo Trapero |
film run: | 110' |
release date: | ES 13/07/2012, FR 20/02/2013, BE 13/03/2013, NL 11/04/2013, UK 26/04/2013 |
screenplay: | Pablo Trapero |
cast: | Ricardo Darín, Jérémie Renier, Martina Gusman |
cinematography by: | Guillermo Nieto |
film editing: | Nacho Ruiz Capillas, Pablo Trapero, Santiago Esteves |
costumes designer: | Marisa Urruti |
music: | Michael Nyman |
producer: | Alejandro Cacetta, Pablo Trapero, Juan Gordon, Juan Vera, Juan Pablo Galli |
production: | Morena Films, Full House, Maneki Films, Matanza Cine (AR), Patagonik Film Group (AR) |
backing: | MEDIA Programme |
distributor: | Alta Films, Ad Vitam, O'Brother Distribution, Amstelfilm, Axiom Films |