The Elephant Whisperers

PG

2022

41 min.

Documentary

Short

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7 Reviews

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Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other.

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Simon S

The Elephant Whisperers is a spellbinding experience that maintains the mind and the spirit in a state of pure nirvana. The simplicity and purity that one feels during the 41 min of this visual feast penetrates the soul and mind, leaving the viewer in a stripped down version of self. We fall deeply in love with the baby elephants as they are magically filmed and framed, making us feel the deep love given to them by their adoptive parents. Kartiki Gonsalves has created a near perfect experience of life, existence, love, parenting that cleanses the mind.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Joshua W

It's 40 minutes of making me smile. A husband and wife raise baby elephants. They live in an amazing place with all kinds of wildlife. It's all beautiful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Views Of C

The Elephant Whisperers - 10/10. Wonderful is the word I think of here. What a wonderful little doc, showing that love can give hope and life to a being that is not like us. We have a wonderful story here of a couple who takes in an elephant for care, and end up creating a bond for life with the elephant. Soon another comes in as well, and we see the blossoming of an incredible love between humans and animals. It shows you the work and dedication the couple has in terms of trying to get the young elephant to speed on how it should be. Its also a wonderful portrait of the lives of the people in a small remote village. The interactions they have with the animals, the way they live, the way they go about life. Its all packaged in this wonderful 40 minute vignette of how life could be there. I loved it, and I hope this wins the Oscar for best documentary short film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Kanishk N

Definitely Oscar worthy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/23

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Harsh C

Lovely visuals and animals. Not a lot of story though, and leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/13/23

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Tom B

A beautiful short documentary about the genuine love between humans and elephants. This lovely couple in South India devote their lives to caring for 2 orphaned Elephants which in turn gives them joy and happiness. Heart warming and eye opening.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/23

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Up-close and personal portrait of an indigenous couple in India who tutor us in the spiritual art of caregiving to animals.

Rated: 4/5

May 28, 2023

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James Wegg

JWR

As positive as this production is, its heartwarming message of real-life hope will be lost on those who know (and profit) from being better than the rest of us.

Rated: 4.5/5

Mar 21, 2023

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Andrew Stover

Film Threat

After watching The Elephant Whisperers, the exquisitely crafted and uplifting documentary about the enduring connections forged between elephants and people, I, too, can’t imagine a world without them.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 3, 2023

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Ricardo Gallegos

La Estatuilla

A tender and hopeful product that demonstrates the purity and conscience of animals, and why we must fight to keep their planet alive [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 19, 2023

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John Sooja

Common Sense Media

Being a short docu, it's a quick watch yet still manages a strong narrative, with ups and downs, triumphs and defeats, and moments of beauty and sadness.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2023

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Poulomi Das

Firstpost

Much of the beauty of The Elephant Whisperers lies in the understated coming-of-age of the film’s narrative that draws ample parallels between humans and animals.

Dec 28, 2022

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Synopsis

Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other.

Director: Kartiki Gonsalves
Production Co: Sikhya Entertainment
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary, Short
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2022

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