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Elephant (2003)

★ 7.0 · 2,092 ratings on TMDB

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

Elephant poster★ 7.0

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

DirectorGus Van Sant
CastAlex Frost, Alicia Miles, Brittany Mountain, Carrie Finklea, Elias McConnell, Eric Deulen
GenresCrime, Drama
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Elephant keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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