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El Cementerio de los Elefantes

2009

Drawn from the writings of Bolivian chronicler Víctor Hugo Viscarra, this stark drama follows a man who checks into a notorious La Paz drinking den known as the elephants' graveyard — a place people go to drink themselves into oblivion. A raw descent into the city's underbelly.

Part of 10 Essential Films from Bolivia

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Bolivia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Bolivia in the 196 country film challenge.