Director
1988 - 2017
Hu Bo
Jinan, China
Hu Bo (July 20, 1988 – October 12, 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian, was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film An Elephant Sitting Still (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017... Read full bio →
Da xiang xidi erzuo
Hu Bo
2018
3h 50m
8.0
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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