An Elephant Sitting Still

2018
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Title: An Elephant Sitting Still

Original Title: Da xiang xi di er zuo

Year: 2018

Info

  • Country: China
  • Length: 234 Minutes (3 hours 54 min)
  • Genre: Drama
  • Distributor: Capricci
  • Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)

Release Dates

  • United States: March 08 2019

Plot

The first and only film by Chinese director Hu Bo. Released after his death and widely successful in several international cinema festivals, the film tells the story of four people living a complicated life. The fight betweetn tho pupils in a high school will mean the beginning of the adventure Bu, Cheng, Ling and Jin will embark on. Three youngsters and a grandfather who live in a big and grey city, victims of the social and family violence and individualism.

The four of them share the same interest and goal: run away towards Manzhouli, a city in the north of China where, it's said, the circus show an elephant sitting for hours, totally still, serene, passive and indifferent to what happens in the rest of the world.

Cast

Director:

Hu Bo Hu Bo

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yu

Yu Cheng

Wang Yuwen

Wang Yuwen

Huang Ling

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Trivia

Director and writer

Hu Bo is, also, author of a storybook, 'Huge Crack' (which contains 'An Elephant Sitting Still', as well as a novel 'Bullfrog', both published in 2017.

Suicide

The director, Hu Bo, committed suicide right after finishing the post production of the film, making it his only one ever.

Disciple

In 2017, Hu Bo participated in a workshop organized by Bela Tarr. A very enriching experience where he filmed his shortfilm 'A man in the Well'. Many critics have seen in 'An Elephant Sitting Still' some nuances that remind them the Hungarian director.

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