MOVIE · 2003

Elephant

CrimeDramaThriller82 min

At a Portland high school, the day begins like any other: students drift between classes, eat lunch, take photos, argue with parents, and cross paths in the halls while two classmates quietly prepare for a school shooting. Gus Van Sant follows the campus from one perspective to another, staying close to the rhythms of ordinary routines as dread gathers in the background. John Robinson and Alex Frost are among the mostly unknown young cast, whose naturalistic performances keep the focus on small interactions, missed connections, and the terrifying gap between what everyone sees and what no one notices.