Mammoth

Director: Lukas Moodysson
Writer: Lukas Moodysson
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2009
Distributor: IFC Films
Criticwire: C-
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Synopsis: Mammoth revolves around successful New York couple Leo (Gael García Bernal) and Ellen (Michelle Williams). 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 (Sophie Nyweide) spends most of her time with her Filipino nanny Gloria (Marife Necesito), 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. [Synopsis courtesy of IFC Films]

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REVIEW | Distant Voices, Shrill Lives: Lukas Moodysson's "Mammoth"

Much can be said about the concept and implications of globalization. That it's good for corporations, indifferent to local economies and cultures, rough on the working class. Here's another: globalization inspires very bad art. Besides Jia Zhangke and Olivier Assayas, who understand commercial exchange as being inseparable from life, and see business as tra... MORE »