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An Elephant Sitting Still

Original title: 大象席地而坐

2018 · 3h 55m

Directed by Hu Bo

7.7

TMDB audience score
246 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Official options in the United States:

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  • AsianCrush

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  • Cineverse

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Cast

  • Peng Yuchang
    Wei Bu

  • Wang Yuwen
    Huang Ling

  • Zhang Yu
    Yu Cheng

  • Li Congxi
    Wang Jin

  • Zhenghui Ling
    Li Kai

  • Xiaolong Zhang
    Yu Shuai

  • Li Danyi
    Wang Jin's Daughter

  • Kong Wei
    Wang Jin's Son-in-Law

  • Kong Yixin
    Wang Jin's Granddaughter

  • Wang Chaobei
    Yu Cheng's Friend

  • Wang Xueyang
    Wife of Yu Cheng's Friend

  • Zhu Yanmanzi
    Yu Cheng's Lover

  • Zhao Yanguozhang
    Wei Bu's Father

  • Li Suyun
    Wei Bu's Mother

  • Huang Ximan
    White Dog's Female Owner

  • Li Qing
    White Dog's Male Owner

  • He Miaomiao
    Mother of Yu Cheng's Friend

  • Li Binyuan
    Scalper