# Balakrishna (2019)

English · Released 2019-10-20

Balakrishna is a 2019 English film.

## Storyline
When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend. Using painterly animation, photographs and home-movie treasures, Balakrishna transmits the wistfulness of childhood memories, while evoking themes of friendship and loss, and issues of immigration and elephant conservation.

## Common questions

### When was Balakrishna released?
Balakrishna was released on 20 October 2019.

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