Sangduen Chailert, or Lek, as she is generally known, has already rescued over 200 elephants. She has dedicated her life to saving the Asian elephant and founded a special camp, The Elephant Nature Park to protect them. We follow this winner of Time Magazine’s “Asian Hero of the Year” Award in her work. Lek is on a mission to save the Asian elephant in her native Thailand. This film looks at the plight of the Asian elephant, as it goes from being a widely used domestic animal, to becoming a burden on modernizing communities. With experts predicting its extinction within four decades, Lek’s work is needed now more than ever and she has gathered a large group of supporters and volunteers in her quest for a better future for the Asian elephant. This moving film demonstrates Lek’s natural understanding of and rapport with these huge animals and will stir the viewers emotions as it highlights the often desperate state some elephants are kept in.
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Director of Photography
Johann Sigfússon
Producer
Johann Sigfússon
Producer
Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir
Director
Johann Sigfússon
Writer
Johann Sigfússon
Writer
Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir
rescueelephantthailandnature
Status
Released
Budget
$60,000
Countries
Iceland
Thailand
Companies
Profilm
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