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The Summer Solstice (film)

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The Summer Solstice
Directed byLi Ruijun
Screenplay byLi Ruijun
Produced byLi Ruijun
StarringHui Zheng
CinematographyLiu Ganjun
Edited byLi Ruijun
Music byLi Ruijun
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Summer Solstice (Chinese: 夏至; pinyin: xià zhì) is a 2007 Chinese film written, produced, and directed by first-time director Li Ruijun, who creates portrait of a 21st-century Chinese family who pursue their dreams in a changing world.[1]

Synopsis

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Hu Yang arrives in Beijing during a hot summer to make his fortune, but his company goes broke, and he becomes a monk, begging for alms.[2][3]

Cast

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  • Hui Zheng as Hu Yang
  • Rina Duo as Hu Xiao
  • Liangliang Pan as San'er
  • Jinyang Song as Yang Hua
  • Min Zhang as Zhang Aihua

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2007 9th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video Makers[4] Special Feature Film Award The Summer Solstice Won

References

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