Elephant (1989 film)

Elephant is a 1989 British short film directed by Alan Clarke and produced by Danny Boyle.The film was first conceived by Boyle, who was working as a producer for BBC Northern Ireland at the time.[1] The film, which contains very little dialogue, depicts eighteen murders and is partly based on actual events drawn from police reports at the time.Each of the murders is carried out calmly and casually; in one scene the gunman is seen to drive away slowly, even stopping to give way for traffic.Van Sant's film borrowed not only Clarke's title, but also closely mirrors his minimalist style.
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