
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.
Pepe / Benito

María

Alfonso XIII
Young Manuel

Young Jesús
Paco
Prostitute
Dancer
Guitarist

Bodyguard
Manager

Waiter

Book Seller
Man in Love
Woman in Love
Train Passenger
Official
Military Doctor

Civil Guard #1
Civil Guard #2
Journalist
Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist
Gonzalo Suárez - Writer

José Portugal - Historian
Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant

Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant
Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison
Himself (archive footage)

Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)