Da xiang xi di er zuo
Year: 2018
Country: China
Director: Bo Hu
Cast: Yu Zhang, Yuchang Peng, Uvin Wang, Congxi Li
Genre: drama
Runtime: 230 min.
Age: 16+
Country: China
Director: Bo Hu
Cast: Yu Zhang, Yuchang Peng, Uvin Wang, Congxi Li
Genre: drama
Runtime: 230 min.
Age: 16+
aka An Elephant Sitting Still
Four nobodies struggle through another day in their life. They take the long-distance bus to Shenyang to reach the zoo in Manzhouli to see the mythical elephant that sits still and ignores everything around it and find hope.
Awards & Festivals:
Berlin International Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize, Best First Feature Award (Special Mention)
Pacific Meridian Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asia-Pacific Countries – Jury Award
Golden Horse Film Festival – Audience Choice Award, Best Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay,
Pacific Meridian Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asia-Pacific Countries – Jury Award
Golden Horse Film Festival – Audience Choice Award, Best Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay,
Hong Kong International Film Festival – Audience Choice Award
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival – Universities Culturgest Award
Philadelphia Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature (Jury Award)
T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival – Audience Award (International Competition)
CinEuphoria Award – International Competition (Best Film, Best Director, Top Ten of the Year, Best Trailer, Best Poster, Best Original Music, Best Ensemble)
CPH PIX – participation
Melbourne International Film Festival – participation
Montréal Festival of New Cinema – participation
San Sebastián International Film Festival – participation
Sydney Film Festival – participation
Oslo Films from the South Festival – participation
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema – participation
Tokyo FILMeX – participation
Mumbai Film Festival – participation
