Mammoth (2009)

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.

Director:

Lukas Moodysson

Writer:

Lukas Moodysson

Stars:

Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gael García Bernal	...	Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams	...	Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito	...	Gloria
Sophie Nyweide	...	Jackie Vidales
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot	...	Cookie (as Run Srinikornchot)
Thomas McCarthy	...	Robert 'Bob' Sanders (as Tom McCarthy)
Jan David G. Nicdao	...	Salvador (as Jan Nicdao)
Martin de los Santos	...	Manuel
Chiqui del Carmen	...	Grandmother (as Maria del Carmen)
Perry Dizon	...	Uncle Fernando
Joseph Mydell	...	Ben Jackson
Doña Croll	...	Alice
Caesar Kobb	...	Anthony
Matthew James Ryder	...	Bob Sanders' Collegue
Piromya Sootrak	...	Cookie's Daughter

Storyline

n New York, the immature family man Leo Vidales is a successful businessman, owner of the Underlandish, a successful website of digital games and married to Dr. Ellen Vidales, a dedicated surgeon of the emergency room of a hospital. They have a daughter, Jackie, who is an intelligent girl that is raised by her nanny, the Filipino Gloria that spends more time with her than Ellen. Gloria has two sons in Philippine that miss her. When Leo need to travel to Singapore with his partner Bob (Tom McCarthy) to sign a millionaire contract with investors, Ellen operates on a boy stabbed in the stomach by his own mother and she feels connected to the boy and rethinks her relationship with Jackie. Meanwhile Leo is bored waiting for the negotiation of Bob with the investors and he decides to travel to Bangkok and lodges in a rustic cottage on the seashore. Leo meets the young prostitute and mother Cookie and he has one night stand with her. Meanwhile, Gloria's ten year-old boy Salvador misses her ...

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Plot Keywords:

boy | businessman | filipino | new york | philippines | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden Denmark Germany

Language:

English Tagalog Thai

Release Date:

23 January 2009 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Mammut

Filming Locations:

Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,531 (USA) (20 November 2009)

Gross:

$8,530 (USA) (27 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Memfis Film, Film i Väst, Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Kommissarie Späck (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Motherless Child"
Written by Liz Mitchell and Frank Farian
Performed by Boney M.
With permission from Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia

User Reviews

Emotional, well assembled and captivating drama

Not really much to say without spoiling it...this drama will leave very strong imprint on your hart and soul. It portrays human struggle and search for the meaning of everything. Suffering and pain from separation - both, long and short term, from people we love and need.

I watched this movie three times over 72 hours, and every time I saw it, I felt like I was watching it for the first time. Story line is well crafted and acting is just superb by all. I could not help but think of a "butterfly effect" in relation to actions of all characters and, even some seemingly small and irrelevant move, will resonate across continents and impact characters' lives. Also, along with a pizza or popcorn, get a box of Kleenex...trust me you will need it.