''Sunny and the Elephant'' is a
2007
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feature film written and directed by
Frederic Lepage Frederic may refer to:
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, a French author and producer.
It tells the story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver. Despite his master's belief that only karen tribe people are born to be mahouts, the lad finally wins his heart and becomes a real mahout.
It stars Keith Chin, Simon Woods, Grirggiat Punpiputt, Gal Srikarn Nakavisut, Glen Chin, Xuen Dangars, Siriyakorn Pukaves, Raymond Tsang, and many other famous Asian actors. Music by Joe Hisaishi.
''Sunny and the Elephant'' was presented at the
American Film Market
The American Film Market (AFM) is a film industry event held each year in early November.
Historically, more than 7,000 people attend the eight-day annual event to network and to sell, finance and acquire films. Participants come from more than ...
in 2007, and at the Bangkok International Film Festival in September 2008. It was released worldwide in 2008.
References
External links
The official website of the movie
2007 films
2007 drama films
Films scored by Joe Hisaishi
2000s English-language films
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