Elephant
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Elephant

6.5 / 10 2022 1h 34mNR Polish
Drama

Storyline

Bartek lives in a village in the Podhale region, where he runs a small farm and takes care of his lonely and possessive mother. One day he meets Dawid, a slightly older man who comes to visit his family after many years of absence. Affection quickly develops between the two, followed by desire that Bartek suppressed for years.

Cast & Crew

Jan Hrynkiewicz

Jan Hrynkiewicz

Bartek

Lead
Paweł Tomaszewski

Paweł Tomaszewski

Dawid

Ewa Skibińska

Ewa Skibińska

Bartek's mother

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Danuta

Wiktoria Filus

Wiktoria Filus

Daria

Michał Pawlik

Michał Pawlik

Marcin

Maciej Kosiacki

Maciej Kosiacki

Daniel

HJ

Halina Jabłonowska

Janina

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kamil Krawczycki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Elephant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker