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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000 · 72 min

A gentle, heartfelt wildlife adventure that balances moments of danger with warmth, seen through the eyes of a baby elephant.

Tagline: The True-Life Adventure Of A Big Little Hero.
Overview: Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gentle Heart. In his desperate search to find her, he meets the cynical loner Groove, an outcast from her own herd who never wanted to be a mother. Together, this unlikely pair brave danger after danger on their incredible journey to find water and Whispers' mother.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
found family
coming-of-age
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Dereck Joubert
Written by: Holly Goldberg Sloan, Jordan Moffet, Dereck Joubert
Starring: Angela Bassett, Anne Archer, Joanna Lumley, Betty White, Debi Derryberry, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alice Ghostley, Kat Cressida
Music: Trevor Rabin
Cinematography: Dereck Joubert
Runtime: 72 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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