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.

Directed by Víctor García León

Top cast

Juan Echanove

Pepe / Benito

Leonor Watling

María

J

José Antonio San Juan

Alfonso XIII

Nacho Vigalondo

Young Manuel

G

Guillermo García-Ramos

Young Jesús

P

Paco Jiménez Luna

Paco

C

Carmen Arbex

Prostitute

E

Elvira Heras

Dancer

Fede Celada

Guitarist

J

Juan Querol

Bodyguard

Eduardo Gómez

Manager

Alejandro Naranjo

Waiter

A

Antonio Delgado

Book Seller

P

Pedro García-Ramos

Man in Love

C

Cuca Otero

Woman in Love

A

Alexa Portillo

Train Passenger

A

Alejandro Garrido

Official

David Trueba

Military Doctor

T

Tomás Rosón

Civil Guard #1

J

José Manuel Segovia

Civil Guard #2

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