The Weight of Elephants (2013)

The sensitive, bullied and lonely Adrian (10) is living with his grandmother and sick uncle. He finds a friendship with a new mysterious neighbor Nicole (10). Is she one of the abducted children that they keep talking about on TV?

Director:

Daniel Borgman (as Daniel Joseph Borgman)

Writers:

Sonya Hartnett (novel), Daniel Borgman (adaptation) (as Daniel Joseph Borgman)

Stars:

Demos Murphy, Angelina Cottrell, Catherine Wilkin

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Demos Murphy	...	Adrian
Angelina Cottrell	...	Nicole
Catherine Wilkin	...	Gran
Matthew Sunderland	...	Uncle Rory
Finn Holden	...	Clinton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Hewlett	...	Nicole's Mother
Hannah Jones	...	Joely
Courtney Luskie	...	Horse Girl
Bree Peters	...	Miss Pryor
Sophie Roberts	...	Aunt Martha
Steven Woller	...	The Thin Man

Storyline

Adrian, 10, a sensitive and lonely boy, abandoned by his mum at an early age to live with his grandmother and his sick uncle, finds meaning in an unlikely friendship with Nicole, 10, a crazy, mysterious outsider, who just moved in across the street and who just might be one of the abducted children that they keep talking about on the telly.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Good stuff...

Definitely a somewhat sentimental film just because of the subject matter and what actually happens in it, but definitely not made in a way that seems too forced or unrealistic. The child performances are extraordinarily good, so much so that it's really quite unbelievable that they were able to give these because of good direction. The aesthetic is also quite nice, and in many ways this did remind me of Let the Right One in. This is the kind of film that many might take to in incredible ways, and some others just will not. I liked it enough, not very original but still a rather sensitive, careful approach to the type of story. I hope it gets a release date or something like that,

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Denmark New Zealand Germany Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2013 (Denmark)

Filming Locations:

Southland, New Zealand

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$31,679

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Severe Features, Three Birds

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1