Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

arumack-35918 This is a sincere film that zooms in on a true ecological and environmental crisis of our time. It'll make you see elephants, and the Thai/Cambodian tourism industry, in a whole new way. I hope it brings new awareness to this issue to discourage tourists from supporting the elephant riding/entertainment centers conducting elephant abuse!

pbcinhh Just watched on Starz and enjoyed every minute. It doesn't feel like a documentary, it feels like I watched a movie. Absolutely captivating! I would imagine the negative reviews are from the trekking camps in Thailand, they don't want you to know what they do to these poor creatures in order to ride them. A must see

Elinafina Wow, I'm in totalt shock over the reviews! How can people be so blind? This is an honest documentary revealing the torture of baby elephants and what they go through in order to be service animals. "Sadly" they don't show the worst examples because this documentary is also ment for younger kids to watch. But just imagine how some baby elephants will try to stand on their trunk to kill themself under the "phajaan", because they can't bare the suffer anymore. They are incredible emotional animals, who belong together with their herd. And also, the founder is putting herself in a very vulnerable position since the authorities in Thailand will do what it takes to keep this their secret - because the tourism industry is their main income. It's corrupt. Lek as done her job over many years in a very smart way, and she has taken videos of tortured animals to educate people to receive better help. She can't just run into a bad situation where a baby elephant gets tortured, she needs to get her people on her side as well. Animals have no rights in Thailand, and the authorities will do nothing about it. Her organization is in the hands of us and she needs to get the word out there in order to help the elephants. It IS an insane expensive process. I've been to Thailand myself and worked with rescued elephants, and they suffer. Not only physical, but also they have sever mental issues.. -an elephant never forgets. I hope people will start educating each other about what is happening behind the curtains, and put an end to animal cruelty.

stacey_snow This movie is 100% fiction. The women in it are delusional and are doing nothing to save elephants. In fact they are contributing nothing but negativity to Thailand, to Thai elephants and the wonderful mahouts who give their lives to care for their elephants. Lek is a money hungry woman who won't let anyone get in her way. She has made videos of fake phajaan made with PeTA to get monetary donations from gullible westerners whom she has sucked in with her web of lies and deceit. There has been more human and elephant deaths at her camp than at any other domestic elephant facility in the whole of Asia. She claims riding elephants is wrong yet there is a lot of footage of her riding. She claims takaws are used as weapons yet makes her mahouts carry bamboo switches with nail spikes sticking through them. She only hires people who have no experience with elephants so they don't question her. Supporting this movie only puts more money into Leks pocket and less to people who are working to save Thailand's elephants.