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PROGRAM UPDATES > www.clevelandfilm.org < TICKETS > Call 877.304.FILM FILMS A –Z 143<br />

CINEMA EN ESPAÑOL<br />

GEORGE GUND III MEMORIAL<br />

CENTRAL AND EASTERN<br />

EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION<br />

White Elephant<br />

(Elefante Blanco)<br />

Directed by Pablo Trapero<br />

SPAIN, ARGENTINA, FRANCE 2012<br />

110 minutes<br />

Thursday, April 4 Friday, April 5<br />

8:40 PM I Code ELEP04 4:10 PM I Code ELEP05<br />

The slums of an abandoned Argentinean TB hospital built in<br />

the 30s sets the stage for this gritty drama from one of South<br />

America’s most acclaimed directors, Pablo Trapero. Father<br />

Nicolas (played daringly by Belgian actor Jeremie Renier) and<br />

Father Julian work side-by-side in these slums to help build<br />

the hospital for the community. Facing gang wars between<br />

drug cartels and a bureaucratic church trying to politicize the<br />

martyrdom of famed comrade Father Carlos Mujica, the priests<br />

find themselves in an uphill battle as they try to navigate their<br />

mission in a war zone. While Julian battles an illness, Nicolas<br />

is shadowed by survivor’s guilt and his new affection for the<br />

social worker Luciana (the mesmerizing Martina Gusman).<br />

With superb ensemble acting and inspired direction by Trapero,<br />

WHITE ELEPHANT is a powerful and poignant drama of faith<br />

and spirituality. As the powers against the brave men come to<br />

a head, it becomes more and more clear that, in this world,<br />

men of faith must also be men of strength. (In Spanish with<br />

subtitles) —T.W.<br />

Producers~Juan Gordon, Pablo Trapero, Juan Pablo Gallis, Juan Vera, Alejandro<br />

Cacetta Screenwriting~Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre, Pablo<br />

Trapero Cinematography~Guillermo Nieto Editing~Pablo Trapero, Nacho Ruiz<br />

Capillas Principal Cast~Ricardo Darín, Jérémie Renier, Martina Gusman<br />

Print Source~Strand Releasing / brandon@strandreleasing.com /<br />

www.strandreleasing.com<br />

About the Director~Born in Buenos Aires, Pablo Trapero has been nominated for<br />

nearly 30 major film awards, making him one of the most decorated directors in<br />

Latin America. A graduate of the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires, his films<br />

focus on the socio-economic struggles of their heroes. <strong>Film</strong>ography~“Crane<br />

World” (1999)—24th CIFF, “Buenos Aires” (2002), “Rolling Family” (2004),<br />

“Born and Bred” (2006), “Lion’s Den” (2008)—33rd CIFF, “Carancho” (2010)<br />

—35th CIFF, “7 Days In Havana” (2012), WHITE ELEPHANT (2012)<br />

White Tiger<br />

(Belyy Tigr)<br />

Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov<br />

RUSSIA 2012<br />

104 minutes<br />

Tuesday, April 9 Wednesday, April 10<br />

8:20 PM I Code TIGE09 1:40 PM I Code TIGE10<br />

Sunday, April 14<br />

1:30 PM I Code TIGE14<br />

Out of the primordial mists lumbers a beast that lives in legend<br />

among soldiers on both sides of the Russian front. WHITE<br />

TIGER is the ultimate Nazi killing machine—a giant tank<br />

that materializes out of nowhere and obliterates Soviet troops,<br />

leaving in its wake the charred corpses of men and machines.<br />

A tank operator is pried out of the wreckage of one such battle,<br />

90% of his body burned. Left by medics to die, he heals<br />

miraculously. With no memory of his previous life, he knows<br />

only that WHITE TIGER must be killed. Like Captain Ahab<br />

after Moby Dick or Quint after the White Shark, the tank man<br />

single-mindedly pursues his prey. Preternaturally calm in the<br />

face of horrifying battles, he’s a tank whisperer who hears the<br />

armor-clad giants speak. His comrades believe he burned to<br />

death and was reborn as a soldier ideally suited for war.<br />

Russia’s entry for Best Foreign Language <strong>Film</strong> at the Academy<br />

Awards ® combines magic realism with authentic battle scenes.<br />

(In Russian and German with subtitles) —B.B.<br />

Producer~Karen Shakhnazarov Screenwriting~Alexandr Borodyanskiy<br />

Cinematography~Alexandr Kuznetsov Editing~Irina Kozhemyakina Principal Cast~<br />

Alexey Vertkov, Vitaliy Kishchenko, Valery Grishko, Vladimir Ilyin, Karl Kranzkowski<br />

Print Source~Mosfilm Cinema Concern / simagin@mosfilm.ru / www.mosfilm.ru<br />

About the Director~Karen Shakhnazarov is a Russian-Armenian filmmaker, producer,<br />

and screenwriter who has been Director General of the Mosfilm studios since<br />

1998. <strong>Film</strong>ography~“We Are From Jazz” (1984), “Winter Evening in Gagry”<br />

(1985), “The Messenger Boy” (1987), “Zero City” (1990), “The Assassin of the<br />

Tsar” (1991), “Dreams” (1993), “American Daughter” (1995), “Day of the Full<br />

Moon” (1998), “Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning” (2001), “The Rider<br />

Named Death” (2004), “The Vanished Empire” (2008), “Ward Number 6”<br />

(2009)—34th CIFF, WHITE TIGER (2012)<br />

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