An Elephant Sitting Still
Dec 14 2018
•4h 54m
•Drama
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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Peng Yuchang
Wei Bu
Wang Yuwen
Huang Ling
Zhang Yu
Yu Cheng
Li Congxi
Wang Jin
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