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Deflating the Elephant

20092h 4mMovie

Sean Penn teams with author George Lakoff in this thought-provoking examination of how language frames the nature of political discourse in America. How phrases such as "pro life", "no child left behind" and "the war on terror" dominated the national dialogue with polarizing results.

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Streaming in 10 other countries

Deflating the Elephant isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France and 6 more. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast

Sean Penn

Narrator

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