Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story 2018

Overview

Love and Bananas: An Elephant Story is a documentary film released in 2018 with a runtime of one hour and seventeen minutes. The film was directed by Ashley Bell, who also appears in the project alongside cast members David Casselman, Sangduen Lek Chailert, and Noi Na.

The documentary follows Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers who embark on a daring forty-eight-hour mission across Thailand. Led by the world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert, the team undertakes the journey to rescue a seventy-year-old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom. The film exposes the abuse of elephants and highlights the efforts of Chailert, who has risked her life and freedom in her conservation work. The film is classified as a documentary and a television movie, with a United States release date of April 22, 2018.