Elefante blanco: sacramental showdown
Pablo Trapero’s new film is an overwhelming account of life on the fringe of society
In most cosmopolitan capitals extreme poverty is, more often than not, found side by side with the type of splendour normally associated with capitalist, financial or governmental corruption. Humans are naturally prone to territorialism, and every inch of space stepping over strictly laid-out borders may become the subject of heated argument and conflagration. It runs across ethnicities, nationalities, political or religious affiliation, socioeconomic standing, the way you dress or smell, the kind of cooking you do at home, the stigmas attached to specific segments of society.
