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White Elephant (2012)

Original title: Elefante blanco

NR · 2012-05-16 · 1h 45m · EN
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The "Villa Virgin", a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian and Nicolas, two priests and long-standing friends, work tirelessly to help the local people. 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...

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Santiago MitreWriterPablo TraperoDirector, WriterAlejandro FadelWriterMartín MaureguiWriter

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Ricardo DarínRicardo DarínJuliánJérémie RenierJérémie RenierNicolásMartina GusmánMartina GusmánLucianaFederico Benjamín BargaFederico Benjamín BargaMonitoWalter JakobWalter JakobLisandroMauricio MinettiMauricio MinettiCruzRaul RamosRaul RamosObispoPablo GattiPablo GattiSandovalTatiana GiménezTatiana GiménezTatiSusana VarelaSusana VarelaCarmelitaJulio ZarzaJulio ZarzaDaniloStella Maris DelacroixStella Maris DelacroixRosa

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference388526Actor preference134182 · 428793 · 133371Country preferenceEsDecade preference2010

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What is White Elephant about?

The "Villa Virgin", a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian and Nicolas, two priests and long-standing friends, work tirelessly to help the local people. 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...

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White Elephant has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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