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Elephant

Turkish title: Fil

“An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.”

2003 · 1 h 21 min
Directed by Gus Van Sant
CrimeDramaThriller

Cast

Alex Frost Eric Deulen John Robinson

Credits

Written by: Gus Van Sant

Plot

A day at a high school in Oregon, shown through long tracking shots following different students, ends in a shooting. Inspired by Columbine.

Sinekatalog’s take

Gus Van Sant's school-shooting drama follows students through long, drifting tracking shots. It is quiet, cold and deliberately unexplained, and the lack of easy answers makes it all the more unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (105,886 votes)
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