Leo and Ellen are a successful New York couple, totally immersed in their work. Leo is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen is a dedicated emergency surgeon who devotes her long shifts to saving lives. Their 8-year old daughter Jackie spends most of her time with her Filipino nanny Gloria, a situation that is making Ellen start to question her priorities. When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that will have dramatic consequences for everyone.
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: 7.0/10 (1,559 votes)
Release Date: 19 January 2009
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Languages: English, Tagalog, Thai
Company: Memfis Film
Sound: DTS, Dolby Digital
Director(s): Lukas Moodysson
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Producer(s):
Lene Børglum - co-executive producer
Maria Dahlin - assistant producer
Malte Forsell - line producer
Peter Garde - executive producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen - co-producer
Lars Jönsson - producer
Maria Köpf - co-producer
Oli Laperal Jr. - line producer: Philippines
Vibeke Windeløv - executive producer
Writer(s):
Lukas Moodysson - screenplay
Cast:
Gael García Bernal - Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams - Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito - Gloria
Sophie Nyweide - Jackie Vidales
Thomas McCarthy - Bob
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot - Cookie (as Run Srinikornchot)
Jan David G. Nicdao - Salvador
Martin Delos Santos - Manuel
Maria Esmeralda del Carmen - Grandmother
Perry Dizon - Uncle Fernando
Lene Børglum - co-executive producer
Maria Dahlin - assistant producer
Malte Forsell - line producer
Peter Garde - executive producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen - co-producer
Lars Jönsson - producer
Maria Köpf - co-producer
Oli Laperal Jr. - line producer: Philippines
Vibeke Windeløv - executive producer
Writer(s):
Lukas Moodysson - screenplay
Cast:
Gael García Bernal - Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams - Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito - Gloria
Sophie Nyweide - Jackie Vidales
Thomas McCarthy - Bob
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot - Cookie (as Run Srinikornchot)
Jan David G. Nicdao - Salvador
Martin Delos Santos - Manuel
Maria Esmeralda del Carmen - Grandmother
Perry Dizon - Uncle Fernando
Posted on: November 19, 2009
Posted in: Drama
November 22nd, 2009
As a moviegoer I want to be entertained, whether it's a tragedy, amelodrama, or an action flick. On this simplistic level the moviedefinitely fails. It could be OK, there are plenty of long Europeanmovies which are more of the statement of the vision or the philosophyof the artist (The Class/Entre Les Murs is an example of a movie thatwould be fun to watch only for teachers and nobody else–but at leastyou appreciate what the film is trying to do)…
However, Mammoth failed for me on an almost visceral level. I verystrongly disliked the moralizing approach taken by the director. If youenjoy being told how wrongly you live your life, this is for you (whenmother stabs her son in the stomach, is is bad?.. and should we draw afew analogies to this kind of thing?). The rest of the audience shouldbe better off seeing a nice romantic comedy.