Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story

Apr 22, 2018

1h 17m

★ 8.1

Overview

Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world renowned Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert, embark on a daring 48-hour mission across Thailand to rescue a 70-year old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Campfire Studios

Change for Balance

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Cast

Herself

Ashley Bell

Herself

Lek Chailert

Self

David Casselman

Self

Noi Na

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Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story

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