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Director
  
Michael L. Webber

Music director
  
David E. Russo

Duration
  

Language
  
English

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary

Producer
  
Michael L. Webber

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)

Cast
  
Tim Harrison, Terry Brumfield, Russ Clear, Zuzana Kukol

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Tagline
  
Coming Soon - To a backyard near you.

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The Elephant in the Living Room is an American documentary film about the topic of exotic pets kept in homes in the United States and about the controversy surrounding this topic. In some U.S. states there are currently no laws that prohibit keeping exotic animals as pets, and this documentary presents incidents in which their owners and people around them are put in serious danger and hurt by these animals.

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Plot

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Praised by critics as one of the best films of the year, The Elephant in the Living Room takes viewers on a journey deep inside the controversial American subculture of raising the world's most dangerous animals as household pets. Set against the backdrop of a heated national debate, the documentary chronicles the extraordinary story of two men at the heart of the issue – Tim Harrison, an Ohio police officer whose friend was killed by an exotic pet, and Terry Brumfield, a big-hearted man who struggles to raise two African lions that he loves like his own family. In the first of many unexpected twists, the lives of these two men collide when Terry’s male lion escapes its pen and is found attacking cars on a nearby highway.

Awards

  • 2010 "Best Documentary" - Sedona International Film Festival
  • 2010 "Best Documentary" - The United Film Festivals (London)
  • 2010 "Best Documentary" - Burbank International Film Festival
  • 2010 "Best Documentary" - Traverse City Film Festival
  • 2011 "Best Documentary" - Genesis Award
  • References

    The Elephant in the Living Room Wikipedia
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