Water for Elephants

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Water for Elephants
A veterinary school student meets and falls in love with a woman who is the star performer in a circus back in the 1930s. Unfortunately she is married to the circus boss. They discover beauty in the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. However her husband does not want to lose his wife and takes dangerous measures to kill the romance ...

120 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Drama, Period piece, Romance.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattison, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Halbrook, Mark Povinelli
Director
Francis Lawrence
ScreenplayRichard LaGravenese, from the novel by Sara Gruen
MusicJames Newton Howard
CinematographyRodrigo Prieto
EditingAlan Edward Bell
Sound formatsDolby
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2011
Produced by3 Arts Entertainment, Crazy Horse Effects, Flashpoint Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageMild
NudityBrief
SexVery mild
ViolenceSome, moderate
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsModerately adult themes.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Debashine Thangevelo quote iconNo chemistry makes affair flat
5
Die Burger
Amanda de Langa quote iconIn dié sirkus is daar volop drama, gevaar
15
The Citizen
Natalie Bosman
12
24.com
Ilan Preskovsky
10

Average .. 53%

11

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