'' An Elephant Sitting Still '' ( , " '' Dà Xiàng Xídì Érzuò '' " ) is a 2018 Chinese film written , directed and edited by Hu Bo . The first and last film of the novelist-turned-director Hu , who committed suicide soon after finishing his film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29 , it is based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel '' Huge Crack '' . It made its world premiere in the Forum section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival . The film had won acclaim from other established directors such as Bela Tarr , Wang Bing , Ang Lee and Gus Van Sant
68th Berlin International Film Festival
68th Berlin International Film Festival
An Elephant Sitting Still