Ning Wong
2021
An Elephant Sitting Still
Hu Bo
Peng Yuchang, Wang Yu Wen
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.
An Elephant Sitting Still
天上人間
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Lü Liping
The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
