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Tyke: Elephant Outlaw
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Tyke: Elephant Outlaw

2015-01-0178 minUnited States

ThisisthegrippingandemotionallychargedstoryofTyke,acircuselephantthatwentonarampageinHonoluluin1994,killedhertrainerinfrontofthousandsofspectatorsanddiedinahailofgunfire.Herbreakforfreedom-filmedfromstarttotragicend-traumatisedacityandignitedaglobalbattleovertheuseofanimalsintheentertainmentindustry.LookingatwhatmadeTykesnap,thefilmgoesbacktomeetthepeoplewhoknewherandwereaffectedbyherdeath-formertrainersandhandlers,circusindustryinsiders,witnessestoherrampage,andanimalrightsactivistsforwhomTykebecameaglobalrallyingcry.LiketheclassicanimalrebellionfilmKingKong,Tykeisthecentralprotagonistinatragicbutredemptivedramathatcombinestrauma,outrage,insightandcompassion.Ultimately,thismovingdocumentaryraisesfundamentalquestionsaboutourdeepandmysteriousconnectiontootherspecies.

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