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78% Critic Match
The Elephant Boy
“A story of one big and one small.”
7.8 / 10• 2003• 1h 45m•NR• Thai
DramaAdventure
Storyline
Lah is a mahout who works his elephant at an illegal logging site in Burma. When they're about to get busted, he sends his son Saeng and his elephant to relatives in Bangkok. Saeng ends up begging the streets of Bangkok with his elephant and he comes in contact with the local mafia who wants their cut or else.
Cast & Crew
Prab Yuttapichai
Jub
LeadPR
Patchari Raksawong
Rin
SS
Songsaeng Songsawang
Saeng
TJ
Tadsaraporn Junpratad
Nual
PK
Piriya Kamthornchon
Pew
Athiwad Sanidwong Na Ayoodthayaa
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SB
Sisakka Bunluerit
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WP
Woradech Phadungkan
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bin Bunluerit's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Elephant Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
