Film

An Elephant Sitting Still

2018 · 3h 50m · Drama

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

86

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.

Peng Yuchang

Wei Bu

Wang Yuwen

Huang Ling

Zhang Yu

Yu Cheng

Li Congxi

Wang Jin

Zhenghui Ling

Li Kai

Xiaolong Zhang

Yu Shuai

Li Danyi

Wang Jin's Daughter

Kong Wei

Wang Jin's Son-in-Law

Kong Yixin

Wang Jin's Granddaughter

Wang Chaobei

Yu Cheng's Friend

Wang Xueyang

Wife of Yu Cheng's Friend

Zhu Yanmanzi

Yu Cheng's Lover

Zhaoyan Guozhang

Wei Bu's Father

Li Suyun

Wei Bu's Mother

Huang Ximan

White Dog's Female Owner

Li Qing

White Dog's Male Owner

• Hu BoDirector · Screenplay · Editor
• Xuan LiuProducer
• Dongyan FuProducer
• Wang XiaoshuaiProducer
• Fan ChaoDirector of Photography

Trailer

Release date

December 14, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

3h 50m

Rated

U

Budget

$2,500,000

Genres

Drama

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