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The Elephant Whisperers

Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other that tests the barrier between the human and the animal world.

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Kartiki Gonsalves

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documentary, short

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Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Kattunayakan means "Kings of the forest." - The Elephant Whisperers

Kattunayakan means "Kings of the forest."

This is also the land
where my ancestors lived for generations. - The Elephant Whisperers

This is also the land where my ancestors lived for generatio...

Oh, my dear. Did you sleep, my child? - The Elephant Whisperers

Oh, my dear. Did you sleep, my child?

Come closer. - The Elephant Whisperers

Come, come here. Come closer. - The Elephant Whisperers

Come, come here. Come closer.

Hey, come. - The Elephant Whisperers

Bomman. Bomman! - The Elephant Whisperers

Bomman. Bomman!

I am not going to marry someone
who's going to be covered with ash. - The Elephant Whisperers

I am not going to marry someone who's going to be cover...

When I arrived,
the baby elephant was in a very bad state. - The Elephant Whisperers

When I arrived, the baby elephant was in a very bad state.

Raghu's mother got electrocuted
and died instantly. - The Elephant Whisperers

Raghu's mother got electrocuted and died instantly.

Before this baby elephant,
I wasn't officially a caretaker. - The Elephant Whisperers

Before this baby elephant, I wasn't officially a careta...

She is the only woman currently assigned - The Elephant Whisperers

She is the only woman currently assigned

When Raghu arrived here,
he was in bad shape. - The Elephant Whisperers

When Raghu arrived here, he was in bad shape.

No one knew if Raghu would even survive. - The Elephant Whisperers

No one knew if Raghu would even survive.

{\an8}This place is an elephant
rehabilitation camp. - The Elephant Whisperers

{\an8}This place is an elephant rehabilitation camp.

My grandfather looked after elephants,
my father looked after elephants, - The Elephant Whisperers

My grandfather looked after elephants, my father looked afte...

Luckily, I found it in the river! - The Elephant Whisperers

Luckily, I found it in the river!

They wear a bell - The Elephant Whisperers

They wear a bell

Raghu can't pluck grass on his own,
and is learning from Krishna. - The Elephant Whisperers

Raghu can't pluck grass on his own, and is learning fro...

Raghu got a thorn stuck on his tongue,
and Krishna took it out. - The Elephant Whisperers

Raghu got a thorn stuck on his tongue, and Krishna took it o...

Elephants are meant to be wild. - The Elephant Whisperers

Elephants are meant to be wild.

Who is it? - The Elephant Whisperers

Oh, whose darling is this? Who is this? - The Elephant Whisperers

Oh, whose darling is this? Who is this?

We have become a family around Raghu
and we think that's why he survived. - The Elephant Whisperers

We have become a family around Raghu and we think that'...

While bringing up Raghu,
we forget about all our other worries. - The Elephant Whisperers

While bringing up Raghu, we forget about all our other worri...

For us Kattunayakans, the well-being
of the forest is all that matters. - The Elephant Whisperers

For us Kattunayakans, the well-being of the forest is all th...

We live off the forest,
but we also protect it. - The Elephant Whisperers

We live off the forest, but we also protect it.

Our people do not fear elephants, - The Elephant Whisperers

Our people do not fear elephants,

That is why I feel getting Raghu - The Elephant Whisperers

That is why I feel getting Raghu

I feel like I am his mother. - The Elephant Whisperers

I feel like I am his mother.

Everything about him is like a human, - The Elephant Whisperers

Everything about him is like a human,

Losing a child... the pain is incomparable. - The Elephant Whisperers

Losing a child... the pain is incomparable.

He's not going to eat any more
because he's only looking at that coconut. - The Elephant Whisperers

He's not going to eat any more because he's only l...

This is what he was like
when he was young, - The Elephant Whisperers

This is what he was like when he was young,

Come here, try to feed him,
he isn't eating. - The Elephant Whisperers

Come here, try to feed him, he isn't eating.

The rains have come.
This will make the grass grow for you. - The Elephant Whisperers

The rains have come. This will make the grass grow for you.

Don't try to pull the tube, it will break. - The Elephant Whisperers

Don't try to pull the tube, it will break.

Stand still!
Are you trying to eat the garland? - The Elephant Whisperers

Stand still! Are you trying to eat the garland?

On a special ceremony day, - The Elephant Whisperers

On a special ceremony day,

I am proud of being
both a priest and a mahout, - The Elephant Whisperers

I am proud of being both a priest and a mahout,

Seeing an elephant, to us,
is equivalent to seeing God. - The Elephant Whisperers

Seeing an elephant, to us, is equivalent to seeing God.

We take care of Raghu every single day, - The Elephant Whisperers

We take care of Raghu every single day,

Early morning, 5am, Bomman got a call. - The Elephant Whisperers

Early morning, 5am, Bomman got a call.

When I went to see it,
it was a tiny thing with a snotty trunk. - The Elephant Whisperers

When I went to see it, it was a tiny thing with a snotty tru...

The camp managers said
we have to take charge of baby Ammu. - The Elephant Whisperers

The camp managers said we have to take charge of baby Ammu.

They said,
despite everyone else's efforts, - The Elephant Whisperers

They said, despite everyone else's efforts,

For a whole week, Raghu was very upset. - The Elephant Whisperers

For a whole week, Raghu was very upset.

If Ammu was standing close to us,
he would come and push her away - The Elephant Whisperers

If Ammu was standing close to us, he would come and push her...

By working together with Bomman, - The Elephant Whisperers

By working together with Bomman,

Look at all of you dancing without me.
Here I come. - The Elephant Whisperers

Look at all of you dancing without me. Here I come.

Run a little faster to me. Come! - The Elephant Whisperers

Run a little faster to me. Come!

She loves me so much
and helps me in everything. - The Elephant Whisperers

She loves me so much and helps me in everything.

We are their parents. - The Elephant Whisperers

We are their parents.

Looking after two elephants
means giving them milk, - The Elephant Whisperers

Looking after two elephants means giving them milk,

Alongside all the hard work and care, - The Elephant Whisperers

Alongside all the hard work and care,

The cup is empty now! - The Elephant Whisperers

The cup is empty now!

Sanjana, let me tell you a story. - The Elephant Whisperers

Sanjana, let me tell you a story.

Three blind men went to the jungle
and they came across an elephant. - The Elephant Whisperers

Three blind men went to the jungle and they came across an e...

One of them touched the trunk
and said it felt like a serpent. - The Elephant Whisperers

One of them touched the trunk and said it felt like a serpen...

Another touched the ear
and said, "It's a sieve!" - The Elephant Whisperers

Another touched the ear and said, "It's a sieve!&q...

But only people
who live close to elephants - The Elephant Whisperers

But only people who live close to elephants

That they show love when you show love. - The Elephant Whisperers

That they show love when you show love.

Just like Ammu and Raghu. - The Elephant Whisperers

Just like Ammu and Raghu.

Shortly after our wedding,
we got a call from the Forest Department, - The Elephant Whisperers

Shortly after our wedding, we got a call from the Forest Dep...

We begged the forest rangers
not to take Raghu away from us. - The Elephant Whisperers

We begged the forest rangers not to take Raghu away from us.

Raghu hesitated a lot
while being taken away. - The Elephant Whisperers

Raghu hesitated a lot while being taken away.

Then Ammu cried out to him
and he came running back to touch her - The Elephant Whisperers

Then Ammu cried out to him and he came running back to touch...

My wife and I couldn't even
eat properly for a few days. - The Elephant Whisperers

My wife and I couldn't even eat properly for a few days...

After all the difficulties we faced
in raising Raghu, - The Elephant Whisperers

After all the difficulties we faced in raising Raghu,

I feel the same intense pain I felt
when my daughter died. - The Elephant Whisperers

I feel the same intense pain I felt when my daughter died.

We love them so much. - The Elephant Whisperers

We love them so much.

It was so painful for us and also Ammu. - The Elephant Whisperers

It was so painful for us and also Ammu.

From being scared of the forest, - The Elephant Whisperers

From being scared of the forest,

I had so much loss and sadness, - The Elephant Whisperers

I had so much loss and sadness,

Now everyone knows me
as the mother of elephants - The Elephant Whisperers

Now everyone knows me as the mother of elephants

It is the actions of us humans - The Elephant Whisperers

It is the actions of us humans

But we are not able to save all of them. - The Elephant Whisperers

But we are not able to save all of them.

Every time I see Raghu, I feel great joy. - The Elephant Whisperers

Every time I see Raghu, I feel great joy.

I see the love he has for me,
and I feel love for him too. - The Elephant Whisperers

I see the love he has for me, and I feel love for him too.

These children are our future. - The Elephant Whisperers

These children are our future.

After me, this younger generation
will carry on the tradition - The Elephant Whisperers

After me, this younger generation will carry on the traditio...

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Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other that tests the barrier between the human and the animal world.

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Director: Kartiki Gonsalves

Writer: Kartiki Gonsalves, Priscilla Gonsalves, Garima Pura Patiyaalvi

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, short

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Dec 2022

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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