An Elephant Sitting Still

An Elephant Sitting Still

2018-12-14 • 3h 54m •
Drama
7.7
User Score
202 votes

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.

Hu Bo

Director

Hu Bo

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

zh

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

3h 54m

Release Date

2018-12-14

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Reviews

Morgan Wong

Morgan Wong

2020-01-05T20:55:35.285Z

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.