16-year-old Weibu is bullied at home and in school. His old neighbour Wang has been evicted from his home by his estranged family. His classmate Ling is having an affair with a school official and fears the release of a revealing video. They all have a common dream: to visit an elephant in the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, which is said to be simply sitting still, indifferent to the brutality of the world.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 3 hr. 50 min.
- Country, year
- China, 2017
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Chinese
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
Credits
- Director
- Hu Bo
- Screenplay
- Hu Bo
- Producers
- Liu Xuan
- Cinematography
- Fan Chao
- Cast
- Zhang Yu, Peng Yuchang, Wang Yuwen, Liu Congxi
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin International Film Festival
- International Film Festival
Director
Hu Bo
Hu Bo studied film directing at the Beijing Film Academy. The author of many popular novels, he wrote and directed his feature debut, “An Elephant Sitting Still”, before his death in October 2017.
