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Review: ‘Water for Elephants’ offers circus stunts, human-powered puppets, drama

By gephardtdaily.com · August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — “Water for Elephants” tells the gritty story of a struggling traveling circus with an abusive, jealous ringmaster, and a young man who crosses his path and is drawn into a dark, life-altering drama.

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