Dismantling an Elephant

Dismantling an Elephant is a 2024 drama film directed by Aitor Echeverría starring Emma Suárez and Natalia de Molina alongside Darío Grandinetti and Alba Guilera.

Plot

Recovering alcoholic architect Marga returns home after a spell in a detox centre, upending her younger daughter Blanca's career aspirations as a professional dancer.

The film was produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures alongside Pegaso Pictures AIE and Noodles Production. Filming began in Barcelona on 26 May 2023. Shooting locations in Barcelona included the 'Granel' centre for performing arts and a house/architecture office in Sant Gervasi. Barcelona also stood in for the fictional setting of Bordeaux.

The film premiered at the 21st Seville European Film Festival on 9 November 2024. It also made it to the 'Panorama' strand of the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2025.

Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa wrote that Echeverría opted for "a cold, collected, elegant and distant form of mise-en-scène".