Um Elefante Sentado Quieto
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An elephant sitting still
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大象席地而坐
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大象席地而坐
director:
Hu Bo
playwright:
Hu Bo
actor:
Peng Yuchang
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Wang Yuwen
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Zhang Yu
/
Li Congxi
/
Zhenghui Ling
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genre:
Drama
region:
China
language:
Chinese
length: 234 mins
release date:
2018-02-16
(Berlin International Film Festival)
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2018-12-14
(Theatrical release)
IMDb: tt8020896
大象席地而坐
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.