River, a feisty young man with Down syndrome is determined to get to the Grand Canyon in spite of his scatterbrained brother, a tenacious lawman, an escaped convict, a runaway bride and Elvis Presley. Part road movie, part noir thriller, but ultimately about learning to let go, Elephant takes place on a hot monsoon day in 1981. Think No Country for Old Men meets Little Miss Sunshine and throws a party with The Peanut Butter Falcon!