Mammoth (2009)

Director:

Lukas Moodysson

Writer:

Lukas Moodysson (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 January 2009 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid's family struggles to deal with her absence.

Plot Keywords:

Maid | Thailand | Philippines | Filipino Maid | Businessman

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gael García Bernal	...	Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams	...	Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito	...	Gloria
Sophie Nyweide	...	Jackie Vidales
Thomas McCarthy	...	Bob
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot	...	Cookie (as Run Srinikornchot)
Jan David G. Nicdao	...	Salvador
Martin Delos Santos	...	Manuel
Maria Esmeralda del Carmen	...	Grandmother
Perry Dizon	...	Uncle Fernando
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudina Hatipi	...	Linda - Air hostess

Also Known As:

Mammut (Denmark) (Sweden)

Runtime:

USA:125 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark | Germany

Language:

English | Tagalog | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand

Company:

Memfis Film

Soundtrack:

Destroy Everything You Touch

the long black wait

Now that Moodysson is back from the grave (oh, but what a fine grave it was) there is ridiciously high hopes for this first international production. It usually takes about five to fifteen minutes before I get tangled up in his movies, this time though it toke almost half an hour. Mammoth is of course more complex, with much more going on at the same time in different parts of the world, than his other works. Or not more complex, maybe just wider. Nevermind; it's a fine piece of cinema, great storytelling and speaks grimly to us about the world we're raping, the time we're wasting and the people suffering becaurse of our western lifestyles. Mostly it's about the children who are crushed in the middle of our lost struggle to make a life, buy more stuff or just to survive. Does that make sense? The movie does, in a sad way.