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Film review: An Elephant Sitting Still
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MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
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An Elephant Sitting Still
Directed by Hu Bo
THIS slow-moving drama unfolds during the course of one day as it follows its three protagonists in their quest to travel by train to the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli to see for themselves the elephant that simply sits and ignores the world there.
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