North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an apparently irrelevant act that, however, will be paramount to understand the Spain of 20th century; an animal from far lands that will become a symbol of the Second Spanish Republic, the communist movement and many other things; a royal hunting that marks the beginning of a bizarre story of jealousy, passion, political intrigues and taxidermy.
Cast
Juan Echanove
Pepe / Benito
Leonor Watling
María
José Antonio San Juan
Alfonso XIII
Nacho Vigalondo
Young Manuel
Guillermo García-Ramos
Young Jesús
Paco Jiménez Luna
Paco
Carmen Arbex
Prostitute
Elvira Heras
Dancer
Fede Celada
Guitarist
Juan Querol
Bodyguard
Eduardo Gómez
Manager
Alejandro Naranjo
Waiter
Antonio Delgado
Book Seller
Pedro García-Ramos
Man in Love
Cuca Otero
Woman in Love
Alexa Portillo
Train Passenger
Alejandro Garrido
Official
David Trueba
Military Doctor
Tomás Rosón
Civil Guard #1
José Manuel Segovia
Civil Guard #2
Jesús Perea
Journalist
Lorenzo Díaz
Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist
Gonzalo Suárez
Gonzalo Suárez - Writer
José de Portugal
José Portugal - Historian
Manuel Huete
Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant
José María Sagone
Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant
Federico García Méndez
Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Himself (archive footage)
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Himself (archive footage)
Rafael Alberti
Himself (archive footage)
Dámaso Berenguer
Himself (archive footage)
Crew
Víctor García León
Director, Writer
Carlos Higinio Esteban
Writer, Art Direction
José Salcedo
Editor
Mischa Lluch
Director of Photography
Rómulo Aguillaume
First Assistant Director
Eva Ungría
Second Assistant Director
Daniel Hoyo
Executive Producer
Pablo Bürmann
Camera Operator
Irma de la Guardia
Makeup & Hair
Yolanda Álvarez
Makeup & Hair
Raúl Lasvignes
Sound Editor
Carlos Garrido
Sound Mixer
Antonio Camarasa
Sound Engineer
Colin Arthur
Special Effects Coordinator
David San José
Original Music Composer
Leonor Watling
Songs
Jorge Poó
Still Photographer
Pilar Hexel
Script Supervisor
Juan Carlos Zambrana
Production Director
José María Hernández
Art Direction
Koldo Jones
Art Direction
Domingo Lizcano
Sculptor
