Drama ·Romance · China · 1995 · 2h 21m

In the Heat of the Sun

阳光灿烂的日子

Director

Cast

Xia Yu as Ma Xiaojun Ning Jing as Mi Lan Geng Le as Liu Yiku Tao Hong as Yu Beipei Siqin Gaowa as Mother Wang Xueqi as Father

Crew

Gu Changwei — Director of Photography Zhou Ying — Editor Jiang Wen — Screenplay Wang Shuo — Novel Guo Youliang — Producer Zhang Wang — Producer

Tagline

A Revolutionary Childhood.

Synopsis

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book 1970s cultural revolution coming of age teenage boy beijing, china

Key Collaborators

Jiang Wen Director Gu Changwei Director of Photography Zhou Ying Editor Jiang Wen Screenplay Wang Shuo Novel Guo Youliang Producer Zhang Wang Producer Ki Po Producer Ang-Chien Hsu Producer

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