Dismantling an Elephant

Jan 10, 2025

1h 22m

★ 7.3

Overview

A mother is trapped by both a close bond to her daughter and a day-to-day life whose elephant in the room is her own addiction, which nobody mentions, remaining a taboo.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arcadia Motion Pictures

Noodles Production

Pegalo Pictures

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Cast

Marga

Emma Suárez

Blanca

Natalia de Molina

Félix

Darío Grandinetti

María

Alba Guilera

Enrique

Milo Taboada

Elvis

David Climent

Merche

María Ribera

Virginia

Sara Espígul

Ainhoa

Alba Sáez

Helena

Helena Gispert

Amanda

Amanda Rubio

Joel

Joel Mesa

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