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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Mammoth - 2009

Movie #99

4 stars

Lukas Moodysson writes and directs this drama centered on three intersecting stories, one of a traveling New Yorker named Leo (Gael García Bernal), another of his surgeon wife, Ellen (Michelle Williams), and also the children of their Filipino nanny, Gloria (Marife Necesito), in the Philippines. A series of dramatic events unfolds after Leo visits Thailand, causing everyone to reexamine their priorities.

Cast: Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Sophie Nyweide, Marife Necesito, Thomas McCarthy, Maria Esmeralda del Carmen, Perry Dizon, Jan David G. Nicdao, Martin Delos Santos

Director: Lukas Moodysson


If there is one man on this earth that can capture my heart....it is definitely Gael. I don't really have a lot to say about this movie. I liked how they connected all of the people but at the same time each character had a distinct personality and story to tell.

Overall recommendation: watch it!


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