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BBFC RatingBFF '19: An Elephant Sitting Still

Certificate12
Year2018
GenreDrama
Director(s)Hu Bo
LanguageMandarin
CountryChina
Running Time3HR 54MINS
Extra InfoSubtitled
SeasonBelfast Film Festival and Docs Ireland

The first and last film from the late Chinese director and author Hu Bo has a desolate beauty.

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 world in which they find themselves.

In virtuoso visual compositions, the film tells the story of one single suspenseful day from dawn to dusk, when the train to Manzhouli is set to depart.

Belfast Film Festival films will not feature ads or trailers and will, therefore, start at the advertised time.


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