The Elephant Boy

The Elephant Boy

A story of one big and one small.

2003 · 105 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama, Adventure

Lah is a mahout who works his elephant at an illegal logging site in Burma. When they're about to get busted, he sends his son Saeng and his elephant to relatives in Bangkok. Saeng ends up begging the streets of Bangkok with his elephant and he comes in contact with the local mafia who wants their cut or else.

Directed by Bin Bunluerit · Written by Sittipong Mattanawee

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