Hunting Elephants (2013) on Netflix
Jonathan's father dies of a heart attack at the bank where he works, and the bank refuses the family compensation. Jonathan, twelve, and his grandfather Eliyahu set out to rob that bank.
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- Netflix2.5/5
- IMDb6.3/101,247 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes38%
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Plot summary
Daniel, Jonathan's father, dies of a heart attack at the bank where he works, with Jonathan, twelve, present and unable to help him. The bank's manager, Dedi, will not pay the family compensation, since the insurance contract does not cover it. Jonathan's mother, Dorit, begins going out with Dedi and settles Jonathan in the home for the elderly where his grandfather Eliyahu lives. Eliyahu and his friend Nick, one-time Lehi fighters, used to rob British banks as a way to fund their organization. Eliyahu's wife Roda lies in a coma there with no chance of recovery. Her brother, Lord Michael Simpson, is broke after choosing a life as a theater actor. Jonathan, Eliyahu, Nick and Michael make a plan to rob the bank.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hunting Elephants (2013)
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- British actor John Cleese was signed to play Michael Simpson in Hunting Elephants but had to drop out because of heart problems; Patrick Stewart replaced him, and the script was rewritten to fit Stewart's personality more closely.
