Screenplay by Li Ruijun Cinematography Liu Ganjun Running time 1h 45m Music director Li Ruijun | Produced by Li Ruijun Music by Li Ruijun Director Li Ruijun Screenplay Li Ruijun Editor Li Ruijun | |
Starring Zheng HuiSong JinyangZhang Min People also search for River Road, The Old Donkey, Fly with the Crane | ||
The Summer Solstice (Chinese: 夏至; pinyin: xià zhì) is a 2007 Chinese film written, produced and directed by 1st time director Li Ruijun. Li delivers an unsentimental and forceful portrait of a 21st-century Chinese family and the pursuit of their dreams in a changing world.
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Synopsis
HuYang arrives in Beijing in a hot summer to make his fortune but his company goes broke, and he becomes a monk to beg for alms. He meets his sister-in-law YangHua, and while looking for his younger brother HuTao, they get into a relationship. Soon after, they receive news that HuYang's father has passed away and return to their ancestral home. However their dubious relationship proves scandalous and the whole family has a serious meeting to solve the problem. It ends with YangHua's pregnancy and the whole family agrees to their marriage. After the short, happy marriage, however, HuYang's dreams beckon once more and he leaves for Beijing again. Months later, he comes back home again on a hot summer night – the same hot weather as it is in Beijing.
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Screening history
Completed in 2007, the film has screened at the following festivals: