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Mammoth
6.5
/10
1,005 Ratings

Synopsis

Leo and Ellen are successful New Yorkers with an 8 year-old daughter who sees more of her Filipino nanny, Gloria, than her own parents. When Leo’s business calls him to Thailand, he becomes involved with a working mother, setting off a chain of events that will change all their lives irrevocably.

Our take

You can’t know what to expect form Swedish director Lukas Moodysson, from the transgressive shock of Lilya 4-ever to the sweetness of We Are the Best!. He courted controversy with this, his English-language debut and a dark, uncompromising drama starring Michelle Williams and Gael Garcia Bernal.