Dismantling an Elephant

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Dismantling an Elephant

2025

1h 22m

7.0(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A mother is trapped by both a close bond to her daughter and a day-to-day life whose elephant in the room is her own addiction, which nobody mentions, remaining a taboo.

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32 members

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Emma Suárez

Marga

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Natalia de Molina

Blanca

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Darío Grandinetti

Félix

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Alba Guilera

María

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Milo Taboada

Enrique

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David Climent

Elvis

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María Ribera

Merche

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Sara Espígul

Virginia

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Alba Sáez

Ainhoa

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Helena Gispert

Helena

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Amanda Rubio

Amanda

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Joel Mesa

Joel

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Guillem Ripoll

Guillem

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Julia Sanz

Julia

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Marta Millà

Terapeuta

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Armand Villén

Francisco

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Alba Florejachs

Rosa

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Jofre Farré

Jose

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Marta Bessa

Marta

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Isabelle Bress

Isabelle

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Julieta Lostumbo

Andrea

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Eduard Buch

Roberto

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Candela Moreno

Bruna

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Carlos Lasarte

Julián

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Raúl Pulido

Pepe

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Camille Charbeau

Álex

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Víctor Benjumea

Miguel

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Òscar Molina

Marco

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Anna Diogene

Sandrine

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Chap Rodríguez Rosell

Tibau

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Anna Castells

Bailarina 1

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Carla Sistere

Bailarina 2

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