El elefante del rey

Overview

North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an apparently irrelevant act that, however, will be paramount to understand the Spain of 20th century; an animal from far lands that will become a symbol of the Second Spanish Republic, the communist movement and many other things; a royal hunting that marks the beginning of a bizarre story of jealousy, passion, political intrigues and taxidermy.

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Cast

Juan Echanove

Pepe / Benito

Leonor Watling

María

José Antonio San Juan

Alfonso XIII

Nacho Vigalondo

Young Manuel

Guillermo García-Ramos

Young Jesús

Paco Jiménez Luna

Paco

Carmen Arbex

Prostitute

Elvira Heras

Dancer

Fede Celada

Guitarist

Juan Querol

Bodyguard