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An Elephant Sitting Still
2018
· Movie
· 230 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Every rating
77–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 77, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Hu Bo
- Writer
- Hu Bo
- Studio
- Dongchun Films
- Released
- 14 December 2018
- Country
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 230 min
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →2 major awards won · 11 wins from 15 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| 68th Berlin International Film Festival 2018 | GWFF Best First Feature Award - Special Mention | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 68th Berlin International Film Festival 2018 | FIPRESCI Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 39th Hong Kong Film Awards 2020 | Best Asian Chinese Language Film | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| MOOOV Film Festival 2020 | MO*award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 12th CinemAsia Film Festival 2019 | Audience Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 37th International Film Festival of Uruguay 2019 | New Filmmakers Competition - Special Mention | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 18th New Horizons Film Festival 2018 | Audience Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018 | Audience Choice Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
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68th Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| FIPRESCI Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| GWFF Best First Feature Award - Special Mention | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
55th Golden Horse Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Choice Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hu Bo | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Fan Chao | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actor | Peng Yuchang | Nominee |
| Best New Director | Hu Bo | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Score | Hua Lun | Nominee |
12th CinemAsia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
18th New Horizons Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
37th International Film Festival of Uruguay
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Filmmakers Competition - Special Mention | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
39th Hong Kong Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Asian Chinese Language Film | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |
MOOOV Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| MO*award | An Elephant Sitting Still | Winner |