Elephant
Turkish title: Fil
“An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.”
2003 · 1 h 21 min
Cast
Alex Frost Eric Deulen 
John Robinson
Credits
Written by: 
Gus Van Sant
Plot
A day at a high school in Oregon, shown through long tracking shots following different students, ends in a shooting. Inspired by Columbine.
Sinekatalog’s take
Gus Van Sant's school-shooting drama follows students through long, drifting tracking shots. It is quiet, cold and deliberately unexplained, and the lack of easy answers makes it all the more unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (105,886 votes)
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