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An Elephant Sitting Still

Original title: Da xiang xidi erzuo
  • 2018
  • 3h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
8.4K
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An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
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Four people in a Chinese city live through a complicated day as their lives intersect.Four people in a Chinese city live through a complicated day as their lives intersect.Four people in a Chinese city live through a complicated day as their lives intersect.

  • Director
    • Bo Hu
  • Writer
    • Bo Hu
  • Stars
    • Yu Zhang
    • Yuchang Peng
    • Uvin Wang
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    8.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bo Hu
    • Writer
      • Bo Hu
    • Stars
      • Yu Zhang
      • Yuchang Peng
      • Uvin Wang
    • 51User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 44 nominations total

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    Yu Zhang
    Yu Zhang
    • Yu Cheng
    Yuchang Peng
    Yuchang Peng
    • Wei Bu
    Uvin Wang
    Uvin Wang
    • Huang Ling
    • (as Wang Yuwen)
    Zi Xi
    • Wang Jin
    • (as Congxi Li)
    Xiangrong Dong
    • Dean
    • (as Xiang Rong Dong)
    Hao Guixiang
    • Figurant
    Jing Guo
    • Dean's wife
    Miaomiao He
    • Cheng's friend's Mother
    Ximan Huang
    • White dog's female owner
    Wei Kong
    • Jin's son-in-law
    Yixin Kong
    • Jin's granddaughter
    Binyuan Li
    • Scapler
    Danyi Li
    • Jin's daughter
    Qing Li
    • White dog's male owner
    Suyun Li
    • Bu's mother
    Zhenghui Ling
    • Li Kai
    Jianmin Liu
    • Bu's uncle
    Wang Ning
    • Ling's mother
    • Director
      • Bo Hu
    • Writer
      • Bo Hu
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      After finishing the movie, writer/director Bo Hu tragically committed suicide in October 2017 at the age of 29. This makes "An Elephant Sitting Still" the only feature film he directed in his lifetime.
    • Goofs
      When Huang Ling jumped from the window, the camera was reflected on the other window in front.
    • Quotes

      Dean: Life just won't get better. It's all about agony. That agony has begun since you were born. You think that a new place will change your fate? It's bullshit. New place, new sufferings. You understand? No one truly knows about existence

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)

    User reviews51

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    10/10

    An eternal Masterpiece

    If someone asked me to pick just one film as my best for the past decade, this would definitely be my first choice
    • bitnoir
    • Feb 17, 2020
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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Capricci Films (France)
      • Dongchun Films (China)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Un elefante sentado y quieto
    • Filming locations
      • Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China(city)
    • Production company
      • Dongchun Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,556
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,854
      • Mar 10, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,599
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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