Aug 12, 2016
90 min
Full-HD

When Elephants Were Young (2016)

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

Category

Adventure Documentary

Country

Thailand Canada

Companies

20 Year Media Emerging Pictures

William Shatner

Narrator

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