Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
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Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant

6.0 / 10 1982 16mNR Chinese
Animation

Storyline

Set in the Three Kingdoms Period, ancient China, India presents Cao Cao an elephant. Cao Cao wants to know the elephant's weight, only his youngest son Cao Chong comes up with an idea to weigh the jumbo.

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gao Erfeng's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker