White Elephant

CANNES 2012 HIGHLIGHT: Pablo Trapero's White Elephant (Argentina, 2012) - By taking an insider perspective on the slums of Buenos Aires, Pablo Trapero returns to the social concerns established in earlier films such as Leonera (which bedded down in a womens’ prison). White Elephant, a well-made and involving - if not dramatically revolutionary - drama, brings a gritty immediacy to the Hidden City where priests Julian (Ricardo Darin) and Nicolas (Dardennes brothers mainstay Jeremie Renier) wage a futile battle for its inhabitants’ salvation. SOURCE: SCREEN.