Buy tickets for Challengers!

Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story

Find Movie Theaters & Showtimes

for
near
in
Hmm... we couldn't find any showtimes for this date and location.

Videos & Photos

  • Official Trailer

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world renowned Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert, embark on a daring 48-hour mission across Thailand to rescue a 70-year old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom.

Cast

  • Ashley Bell
  • Lek Chailert
  • Noi Na

Atom User Reviews

No one has posted a user review yet.

Metacritic

100
May 24, 2018

Lek gives Love Bananas humanity, but Bell’s personality and enthusiasm is contagious, inviting us into the film. We root right along with her.

Metacritic review by G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
70
May 3, 2018

Love Bananas works on two levels, spreading awareness about the plight of Asian elephants and the damage that tourist activities like elephant treks wreak, as well as documenting Noi Na's 500-mile journey and dramatic rescue.

Metacritic review by Kimber Myers
Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
70
Apr 26, 2018

The film strongly argues against the use of elephants for such things as giving rides to tourists and performing in circuses. What gives those arguments their moral force is the animals themselves, demonstrating intelligence, sociability and emotion.

Metacritic review by Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter