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The Weight of Elephants

2013, Movie, 1h 27min

Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different. Neither his chronically depressed uncle nor his overworked grandmother understand the ten-year-old’s games. His mother abandoned him when he was very young and he is bullied at school. Just as news arrives that three children are missing, a new family moves in next door. Adrian develops a close relationship to their tomboyish, ten-year-old daughter Nicole and believes he is getting close to solving the mys- tery of the missing children. New Zealand forms the backdrop for this universal story for adults and those who have never wanted to grow up. It is a story about friendship and loneliness, emotions which Adrian already feels so poignantly as a child. The Danish first-time director’s expressive visual language dramatically merges water and air, reality and a hint of fantasy.

Country: Denmark,New Zealand,Sweden

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Reviews

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...Adrian bærer på ensomhedens byrde, der langt overstiger, hvad noget dyr kan veje – og det er den byrde, som den debuterende instruktør Daniel Borgman skildrer i sin fine og sobre dansk-new zealandske produktion.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Critic Jesper Bo Petersen

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Demos Murphy i hovedrollen er hjerteskærende at iagttage, som en omvandrende hudafskrabning, og der er isolation og ensomhed over hele linjen.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

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"The Weight of Elephants" tells the story of Adrian, a sensitive and imaginative 11-year-old boy who feels like an outsider in his small town in New Zealand. Bullied at school and struggling to connect with his depressed uncle and overworked grandmother, Adrian finds solace in his vivid imagination, where he dreams of being a king of an underwater world. When a new family moves in next door, Adrian befriends their tomboyish daughter Nicole and becomes convinced that he can help solve the mystery of three missing children. As their friendship deepens, Adrian's fantastical imagination and Nicole's wild spirit help them navigate the challenges of growing up and finding their place in the world.

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