An elephant sitting still /
While protecting his friend from a school bully, sixteen-year-old Wei Bu pushes the bully down a staircase. He later learns that the bully is hospitalized, gravely injured. Wei's neighbor, 60-year-old Wang Jin, decides to join him as does Huang Ling, Wei's classmate. Together, they decide...
| Uniform Title: | Da xiang xi di er zuo (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | Mandarin dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[Brooklyn, N.Y.] :
Kimstim,
[2019]
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| Summary: | While protecting his friend from a school bully, sixteen-year-old Wei Bu pushes the bully down a staircase. He later learns that the bully is hospitalized, gravely injured. Wei's neighbor, 60-year-old Wang Jin, decides to join him as does Huang Ling, Wei's classmate. Together, they decide their only hope is to flee town. They board a bus to Manchuria, where it is a rumored that a circus elephant is said to be sitting still, seeming oblivious to pain and tribulations of the world at large. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen. Special feature: Man in the well, a short film by Hu Bo; USA theatrical trailer; and booklet with essay Ice age / Aliza Ma, an interview with director of photography Fan Chao, and the short story An elephant sitting still / Hu Bo. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (230 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm) |
| Format: | Blu-ray, wide screen; surround or stereo; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Hua Lun; cinematography, Chao Fan. |