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Cher and the Loneliest Elephant

  • TV Movie
  • 2021
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Cher in Cher and the Loneliest Elephant (2021)
Documentary

A magnificent story in which the superstar Cher flies across the world during a pandemic to save Kaavan, a bull elephant from 35 years of incarceration.A magnificent story in which the superstar Cher flies across the world during a pandemic to save Kaavan, a bull elephant from 35 years of incarceration.A magnificent story in which the superstar Cher flies across the world during a pandemic to save Kaavan, a bull elephant from 35 years of incarceration.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Finnigan
  • Writers
    • Phil Fairclough
    • Jonathan Finnigan
  • Stars
    • Cher
    • Samar Khan
    • Mark Cowne
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    314
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonathan Finnigan
    • Writers
      • Phil Fairclough
      • Jonathan Finnigan
    • Stars
      • Cher
      • Samar Khan
      • Mark Cowne
    • 10User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Cher
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    • Self
    Samar Khan
    • Self
    • (as Dr. Samar Khan)
    Mark Cowne
    • Self
    Lek Chailert
    • Self
    Amir Khalil
    • Self
    • (as Dr. Amir Khalil)
    Darrick Thomson
    • Self
    David Casselman
    • Self
    Harry Rabin
    Harry Rabin
    • Self
    • Director
      • Jonathan Finnigan
    • Writers
      • Phil Fairclough
      • Jonathan Finnigan
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    8cclza

    She did what she had to do

    Thanks Cher for saving Kavaan! This is a touching documentary on the horrible atrocities some animals have to live in underdeveloped countries.
    10liciagustava

    A story full of love and respect

    I was like: Why do we need a movir about a celebrity saving an elephant for?

    The fact is that this documentary is much, much more than that. Cher is considered one of the best actresses and singers of the history, but what few people know is that this great woman does a million good deeds and a lot of people forget about that.

    This story, however, is much more than a good deed. It is about saving Kaavan, a wonderful Elephant imprisoned and alone for more than 30 years. And we need to watch this feature film to learn that he's one of many, and with love and dedication, as Cher presents throughout this adventure, we can manage to save many other animals trapped.

    In cinematic terms, I believe that this documentary will take many Emmys for the wonderful production, from cinematography to soundtrack, from content to editing, from the making of the film to its poster. Is just pure amazing docu-cinema.

    Just watch this movie that you will not regret.
    8RosanaBotafogo

    Beautiful...

    I love Cher, I've always admired her, but after the phrase "I'm the rich man!" it simply represents me, and it should represent all of us, women, being our own rich men, but anyway, the documentary is beautiful, mainly for reporting a happy ending, small allied acts, a set of actions, saved the lives of those poor little animal and created wonderful precedents giving the right to life in a Thai court for the first time, small allied acts, a set of actions, saved the lives of those poor little animals and created wonderful precedents giving the right to life in a Thai court for the first time... Beautiful...
    10Artisticmovielover

    Down to the heart and soul of humanity

    Heartwarming and raw to say the least. Please go watch this on Paramount plus. I've always been a huge Cher fan and I adore elephants as well but having the two of these combined in this true story of compassion was emotional to the senses. Cher really did out do herself with this one, probably her greatest gift to Mother Earth. When we think of Celebrities and the rich and famous, the first thing that usually doesn't come to our minds is the idea of humanity or even kindness. We all have heard those horror stories of what Hollywood is really like. In this case Cher has proven herself to not be one of those celebrities. We need more people with a voice to speak up for the innocent. All animals are innocent beings longing for survival. When human neglect takes that away from them the animal is destroyed. I can only imagine what Cher felt while tweeting that first tweet when she came upon this story of Kaavan the world's loneliest elephant. She knew with her platform she had the voice and the opportunity to make something happen. To see her take time out of her busy schedule for an animal, shows how much of a heart she has.
    10DrDiChadwell

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    Get the tissues, you'll tear up Kaavan's story is so uplifting and heartwarming there won't be a dry eye in the house! Humanity is at it's BEST when we come together to rescue animals from antiquated thinking/traditions.

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    • Trivia
      Cher spent the 2020's Thanksgiving leading a rescue team to save Kaavan, the loneliest elephant, in the middle of the pandemic.
    • Connections
      Featured in Terra Mater: Cher & der Elefant (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Walls
      Written by Cher

      Performed by Cher

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Pakistan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (related with the project)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cher & the Loneliest Elephant
    • Filming locations
      • Islamabad, Pakistan(location)
    • Production companies
      • Nutshell TV
      • Smithsonian Channel
      • Terra Mater Factual Studios
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    • Runtime
      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.9:1

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