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Searching for the Elephant memories, future ambitions and share their deepest secrets. "Searching for the Elephant" is a raw, innovative film that portrays the decadent lives of the successful metropolitan in a cynical world. Materialistic dreams and mental anguishes collide as the lives of the three confused friends, and the women surrounding them, spirals out of control. The film is a stylistic psychological study, with its gritty story portrayed with creative images, disjointed cuts and a slick, stylistic camera work and aesthetics. Creating a beautiful contrast to the dark, disturbing story unfolding. Reviews for the film have been mixed. The Swiss website "molodezhnaja.ch" gave