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China10 Essential Chinese FilmsStop 6 of 10
An Elephant Sitting Still
大象席地而坐
Across a single grey day in a bleak northern Chinese city, four despairing people — a bullied student, a guilt-ridden gangster, a trapped young woman, and a discarded old man — are each drawn toward a rumored elephant that simply sits, unmoved by the world. A monumental four-hour drama.
- Runtime
- 230 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Mood
- thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- challenging
- Best for
- character-driven drama
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