Hu Bo

| birth_place = Jinan, Shandong, China | death_date = | death_place = Beijing, China | death_cause = Suicide | alma_mater = Beijing Film Academy | years_active = 2014–2017 | occupation = }} Hu Bo (; 20 July 1988 – 12 October 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian (), was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film ''An Elephant Sitting Still'' (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film. Provided by Wikipedia