UNITED STATES · 2003

Elephant

Gus Van Sant
American Independent school violence teenage alienation bullying social isolation tragedy
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Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Year2003
CountryUnited States
DirectorGus Van Sant
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