The Elephant King

For the 2018 Iranian animated feature film, see The Elephant King (2018 film).

The Elephant King is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by Seth Grossman.

The Elephant King
Directed by	Seth Grossman
Written by	Seth Grossman
Produced by	Tamar Sela, Tom Waller, Emanuel Michael
Starring	Tate Ellington Jonno Roberts Florence Faivre Ellen Burstyn Josef Sommer
Cinematography	Diego Quemada-Diez
Release dates	April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) (Tribeca Film Festival) October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) [1]
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Thailand United States
Languages	English Thai

Story

It is about a depressed teenager who wants to write a story about an anthropologist in Thailand. The anthropologist character is inspired by his older brother who has some debt issues. Meanwhile the teenagers mother wants him to be happy and does things such as set up a date for him. Eventually the teenager goes to Thailand to try to return his older brother back to the United States of America. He falls in love with a Thai girl and thereby wants to stay in Thailand as well.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 18% based on reviews from 11 critics with an average rating of 4.2/10.^[2]