Forty Elephants

Directed by Paul Maximilian Schilling

Synopsis:
Caught between her love for her fiancé Edvard and her obligations to her gang, the "Forty Elephants", Marie Britain is confronted with the consequences of being an emancipated woman in the 1920s. Edvard's rejection of the reverse role model within their relationship forces her to make a final decision. The film is based on true events of the London women's gang "Forty Elephants".

Director Statement:
Forty Elephants tells of a subject matter that is rather unusual in history of that time. The image of women in the 1920s is turned on its head with this film. It is the women who acquired power and wealth and not, as so often portrayed in films, the men. In addition, the film shows the story of a woman who did not fight at the front in the war, but who therefore had to fight no less. Therefore, Forty Elephants is not just a piece of history, but also a story that could be set in our current world and needs to be told. This film will provide a space and a platform for women, of whom there are still far too few out there.