
Overview:
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.Original Title: | 大象席地而坐 |
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Status: | Released (2018-12-14) |
Awards: | 22 wins & 44 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $32,556 |
Screen: | Bo Hu |
Productions: | Dongchun Films |
Production Countries: | China |
Spoken Languages: | 普通话 |

Casts
- 1897274: Peng Yuchang - Wei Bu
- 1836775: Wang Yuwen - Huang Ling
- 2074441: Zhang Yu - Yu Cheng
- 1090108: Li Congxi - Wang Jin
- 2167715: Zhenghui Ling - Li Kai
- 2167716: Xiaolong Zhang - Yu Shuai
- 2582092: Li Danyi - Wang Jin's Daughter
Crews
- 2264331: Sam Fan - Supervising Sound Editor - Sound
- 2264331: Sam Fan - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 2264331: Sam Fan - Sound Editor - Sound
- 2264331: Sam Fan - Sound Designer - Sound
- 2593899: Lou Kun - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 2593899: Lou Kun - Sound Designer - Sound
- 3636475: Hualun - Music - Sound
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Reviews
Morgan Wong
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What a masterpiece!! The story reflects director Hu's own view on life / value / situation. Those main charters finally found their own dream elephant at the end of the story, so surprised and comfort. However, it's very sad to hear that this young and talent director committed ....
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I’ll admit to some trepidation when I sat down to watch almost four hours of what could have been a (very) still life about an elephant sitting still! Instead, it’s not really anything to do with an actual pachyderm but more a collection of stories involving four young citizens of Ma ....
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An Elephant Sitting Still is a deeply philosophical film by Hu Bo that explores profound despair through the interconnected lives of four troubled individuals seeking escape from their painful realities. Despite its nearly four-hour runtime and slow pacing, the film delivers a raw, e ....
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