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You can watch An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) for free on Kanopy.

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 is a film that explores themes of cynical, thoughtful, philosophical. It also touches on complex and harsh and powerful.

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