Elephant (1989)
Original title: Elephant
“For some of us, 'The Troubles' is the elephant in our living room”
1989 · 39 min
Directed by 
Alan Clarke
Alan ClarkeCast
Gary Walker Bill Hamilton Michael Foyle Danny Small Robert J. Taylor Joe Cauley
Credits
Written by: Bernard MacLaverty
Plot
A series of eighteen murders in Northern Ireland are shown one after another, with no dialogue and no explanation, in a bleak, minimalist TV film on sectarian violence.
Sinekatalog’s take
A short, shocking and influential minimalist film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,462 votes)
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