The Summer Is Gone

The Summer is Gone
Theatrical release poster
Traditional 八月
Mandarin bāyuè
Cantonese baat3 jyut6
Directed by Zhang Dalei
Produced by Mai Lisi
Zhao Yanming
Suo Yiluo
Written by Zhang Dalei
Starring Kong Weiyi
Zhang Chen
Guo Yanyun
Cinematography Lv Songye
Edited by Zhang Dalei
Release date
  • 23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)
  • 24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) (China)
Running time
 106 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

The Summer is Gone is a 2016 Chinese drama film written and directed by Zhang Dalei. At the 2016 Golden Horse Awards the film won 3 awards for Best Feature Film, Best New Performer and the FIPRESCI Prize.[1] It is scheduled for release in China on 24 March 2017.[2] The film won the Grand Prix award at the 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

Plot

The film follows the story of a 12-year-old boy (Kong Weiyi) living in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.[3]

Cast

  • Kong Weiyi as Zhang Xiaolei
  • Zhang Chen as Dad
  • Guo Yanyuan as Mom

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
17th Chinese Film Media Awards[4]Best DirectorZhang DaleiNominated
Best New DirectorNominated
24th Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest FilmThe Summer Is GoneNominated
Jury AwardZhang DaleiWon
Best DirectorNominated
Best NewcomerKong WeiyiNominated
Artistic Exploration AwardThe Summer Is GoneNominated

References

  1. ↑ "The Summer Is Gone". IMDB. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "八月 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "'The Summer Is Gone' ('Ba Yue'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "第17届华语电影传媒盛典公布提名名单". Mtime (in Chinese). August 29, 2017.
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