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An Elephant Sitting Still

An Elephant Sitting Still

7.7(202 votes)
2018
3h 54m
Drama

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.

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Production

Budget:$2,500,000
Companies:
Dongchun Films

Languages

Original:zh
Spoken:
Mandarin

Reviews

Morgan Wong

9/10

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 suicide before the movie gets prizes in few months advanced. Hu's own dream elephant appears after his death. He should have just stood for months longer. Poverty contributes to the movie and also ends his life. A regretful irony.

1/5/2020

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