An Elephant's Journey

"Courage never forgets"

2018 1h 27m EN

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★4.9TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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A lost orphan boy and a giant elephant team up to take down an elephant poaching syndicate.

“Courage never forgets”

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Cast

Elizabeth Hurley
Aunt Sarah
Sam Ashe Arnold
Phoenix Wilder
Tertius Meintjes
Uncle Jack
Hlomla Dandala
Col. Ibori
Louis Minnaar
Blake Von Stein
Shawn Storer
Police Officer 1
Austin Shandu
Mosi
Richard Lukunku
Bafana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Boddington
Writers: Richard Boddington
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, South Africa

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, South Africa.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Against the Wild Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Boddington, shot by Stephen Chandler Whitehead. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Boddington shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Elizabeth Hurley and Sam Ashe Arnold and Tertius Meintjes carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Boddington directs. Stephen Chandler Whitehead behind the camera. Richard Boddington cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, South Africa. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, South Africa.
4Part of the "Against the Wild Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Richard Boddington, shot by Stephen Chandler Whitehead. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Richard Boddington shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Elizabeth Hurley and Sam Ashe Arnold and Tertius Meintjes carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Courage never forgets".
10IMDB entry: tt6849128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen Chandler Whitehead
Editing: Richard Boddington
Production design: Bobby Cardoso
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: An Elephant's Journey (2018)

Part of

Against the Wild Collection

Against the Wild is a 2013 Canadian direct-to-video children's film starring CJ Adams, Erin Pitt, Natasha Henstridge and Ted Whittall. The film is directed by Canadian director Richard Boddington. In May 2015 Boddington filmed, Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti, in South Africa. The film is a sequel to Against the Wild and follows Alaskan Malamute, Chinook, on another adventure. This time Chinook must protect two children after their plane crashes in the African bush.