Elefante Blanco
Elefante Blanco (working title: Villa)- Director
- Pablo Trapero
- Country
- Argentina, Spain, France
- Year
- 2012
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Pablo Trapero
- Cast
- Ricardo Darín / Jérémie Renier / Martina Gusman
- Production
- Morena Films / Matanza Cine / Patagonik Film Group/Argentina / Maneki Films (Full House) / Borsalino Productions (Full House) / Arte France Cinéma
Storyline
Julian uses his political connections to oversee the construction of a hospital. Nicolas joins him following the failure of a project he was leading in the jungle, after paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled, he finds a little comfort in Luciana, a young, attractive, atheist social worker. As Nicolas' faith weakens, tension and violence between the slum drug dealing cartels grow. And when work on the hospital is halted by ministerial decree, the fuse is lit...
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2012
Un Certain Regard
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2012
Made in Spain
BFI London Film Festival 2012
Releases
France (20 of February 2013)
Call for proposals i2i Audiovisual
Year 2011
Call number 24/2011
Media support 50 000 Euros
Company with support assignment: Morena Films SL
Distribution:
Alta Films (Spain)
Ad Vitam (France)
