An Elephant Sitting Still

2018 | 3h 50min | 7.7

Some places exist only to give us permission to leave.

An Elephant Sitting Still
7.7

Overview

Somewhere in northern China, a city called Manzhouli holds a rumor: an elephant that simply sits, unmoved by everything around it. For four people trapped in the slow wreckage of their lives in a bleak industrial town, that image becomes something to hold onto. Across one brutal day, their paths cross and diverge as each searches for a reason to keep moving, or at least a reason to stop. Hu Bo's only film runs nearly four hours and earns every minute.

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  • Director Hu Bo
  • Year2018
  • Runtime3h 50min
  • StatusReleased
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An Elephant Sitting Still

2018 | 3h 50min
Drama
★ 7.7
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
1.2
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
5.0
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
4.8
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.2
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
COMPLEX • CYNICAL • HARSH

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