An Elephant Sitting Still

Original title: Da xiang xidi erzuo

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Crime Drama

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

8.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 22 wins & 44 nominations total

Yu Cheng
(as Yu Zhang)

Yuchang Peng

Wei Bu

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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Storyline

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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)

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Featured review

Meaning of life

The first and last film from "Bo Hu", is one of the great chinese film from mainland china.

When people lost the reason of living, when they feel there's nothing for them. The world they loved, the people they believed is no more there, the life is meaningless. The only think they can think is to die, this film show that stage of four peoples. How they find new meaning of life.

After watching this film I couldn't believed It's Chinese film. The storytelling, the cinematography, the acting, all the sectors is so unique that I just couldn't believed It's Chinese film.

As far as I can say it's the year best film.