Elephant
2003 · TMDB 7.0
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Why it matters
Gus Van Sant's drifting, Steadicam-heavy account of a school shooting follows students through corridors in long, unhurried takes. The camera's calm is deeply unsettling, and the film's refusal to explain is its most political gesture.
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Released
- 2003-09-20
- Studio
- HBO Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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