Where Elephants Go
Leni is a little girl who realizes that whatever she does, her destiny is already written by someone else. No matter how much she fights for her life, she can’t change the disease that is wearing her out. Her mother, who prostitutes herself for her cancer-stricken daughter, finds love with a confused and depressed young man, Marcel. Marcel is a misfit, a marginal. He refuses to work, he refuses to integrate in society. He lives on the charity of others. He is 24 years old and has no biography. Or, better said, he has multiple invented biographies, which are inspired by famous fictions. In a world where there’s little left to control, they will all influence each other greatly.
In this brave cinematic meta fairy tale, the essential details and necessary nuances that we otherwise ignore in everyday life are seen more clearly. Attentive and open to the unpredictable, we are invited to be aware of the traces we leave in the lives of others and to enjoy the present.