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Chandani - The Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer

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A film by Arne Birkenstock
Documentary, 2009, 35mm

A Production of Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien and Tradewind Pictures in co-production with SWR and WDR in association with ARTE, in co-production with Dr. Peter Bach, in association with YLE TV2 Documentaries

Supported by Filmstiftung NRW, BKM, FFA and DFFF

German distributor: RealFiction
World Sales: Albatross World Sales

The destiny of 16-years-old Chandani from Sri Lanka is closely bound to a little injured elephant, who has been taken in the elephant orphan hospital of the Pinnawela National Park. If she succeeds in feeding the animal, her father - the main mahout of the elephant hospital and known as elephant whisperer thoughout the whole country – will teach her to be the first female mahout in Sri Lanka. If she fails and the animal dies, she will have to bury her dream, not being able to fulfill the mahout tradition of her family.
 
 
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