When Elephants Were Young

When Elephants Were Young (2016)

They never forget.

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

Date of release
2016-08-12
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Adventure, Documentary
Director
Patricia Sims

Casting

Interesting facts

When Elephants Were Young is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by World Elephant Day Co-founder Patricia Sims and narrated by William Shatner. It follows the story of Wok and his young elephant Nong Mai, as they street beg in Bangkok until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild. The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on December 5, 2015.

Development

The film was shot in Thailand, over the course of five years, by director Patricia Sims and cinematographer Michael Clark. They followed Wok and Nong Mai street begging in Bangkok, and filmed Nong Mai in the Sublangka wildlife sanctuary after her release. The filmmakers were almost killed in a dramatic car accident in 2014, when their vehicle was struck and plunged over a mountainside - fortunately, all survived their injuries.

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