The Weight of Elephants

Synopsis

Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different. Neither his chronically depressed uncle nor his overworked grandmother understand the ten-year-old’s games. His mother abandoned him when he was very young and he is bullied at school. Just as news arrives that three children are missing, a new family moves in next door. Adrian develops a close relationship to their tomboyish, ten-year-old daughter Nicole and believes he is getting close to solving the mys- tery of the missing children. New Zealand forms the backdrop for this universal story for adults and those who have never wanted to grow up. It is a story about friendship and loneliness, emotions which Adrian already feels so poignantly as a child. The Danish first-time director’s expressive visual language dramatically merges water and air, reality and a hint of fantasy.

Main Cast

Demos Murphy

Adrian

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Matthew Sunderland

Uncle Rory

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Catherine Wilkin

Grandmother

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Angelina Cottrell

Nicole

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Hannah Jones

Joely

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Finn Holden

Clinton

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Courtney Luskie

Horse Girl

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Bree Peters

Miss Pryor

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Peter Aalbæk Jensen Louise Vesth
	Producer	Katja Adomeit Leanne Saunders
	Casting	Stu Turner
Editing	Editor	Molly Malene Stensgaard
Sound	Original Music Composer	Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Art	Production Design	Kirsty Cameron
Camera	Director of Photography	Sophia Olsson
Directing	Director	Daniel Borgman
Writing	Writer	Daniel Borgman
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