The Summer Solstice (film)

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.[1]

The Summer Solstice
Directed byLi Ruijun
Screenplay byLi Ruijun
Produced byLi Ruijun
StarringZheng Hui
Song Jinyang
Zhang Min
CinematographyLiu Ganjun
Edited byLi Ruijun
Music byLi Ruijun
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

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.[2][3]

Cast

  • Zheng Hui
  • Song Jinyang
  • Zhang Min

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
20079th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video Makers[4]Special Feature Film AwardThe Summer SolsticeWon

Screening history

Completed in 2007, the film has screened at the following festivals:[2]

  • 9th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video Makers (2007), where it received The Special Feature Award
  • 31st São Paulo International Film Festival (Competition - New Directors 2007)
  • 4th China International Film Festival (2007)
  • 2nd Beijing International Film Festival (2007)
  • 1st Berlin Asian hotshots Film Festival (2008)
  • 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang 2008)
  • 2nd cinema digital seoul_film festival (International Competition 2008)
  • 5th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2008)
  • View Finder to Asian Film (2008)

References

  1. "The Summer Solstice". IFFR. 2008. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  2. "Independent Film Screening : The Summer Solstice". Rockbund Art Museum. 2012. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  3. "夏至 (2007)". Douban. 2007. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. "9th International Panorama of Independent Film Makers Awards". International Panorama of Independent Film Makers. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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