Synopsis:
17-year-old Chandani from Sri Lanka has an unusual dream: she wants to become a mahout, an elephant handler. But according to centuries-old tradition, this is a profession reserved exclusively for men. When a small injured elephant (Kula) is brought to the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela National Park, it marks the beginning of a special friendship between the two. If she manages to integrate the animal into the herd, her father Sunamabanda – chief mahout at the orphanage and known throughout the country as an elephant whisperer – will train her to become the first female mahout in Sri Lanka.
Director: Arne Birkenstock
Screenplay: Arne Birkenstock
Camera: Marcus Winterbauer
Actors and actresses: K.G. Chandani Renaka Ratnayake, K.G. Sunamabanda, Mohammed Muinudeen Raheem
Genre: Kinderfilm
Year: 2010
Awards: Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold (2011) in der Kategorie „Bester Kinderfilm“, Auszeichnung als „Bester Dokumentarfilm“ beim Chicago International Children Film Festival 2010
