An Elephant Sitting Still
2018, drama
234 minutes
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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10
2019-11-16
You may have to be patient with the languid pace at which it moves, but you will be rewarded for doing so. Read more
8.0
2019-03-06
Hu Bo, who could have been a true artist of the cinema, put his spellbinding camerawork at the service of a brutal social exposition with plenty of anger and frustration. The effect is intimidating and very real. Read more
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10
2019-06-02
Het is razendknap hoe regisseur Bo Hu de levens van de vier protagonisten zonder geforceerde plotwendingen of andere kunstgrepen in elkaar vlecht. Read more
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