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An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)

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Genre: Drama
Country: Chinese
Release year: 2018
Status: Completed
 
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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