Summaries

Beijing, 1970s. Now that the CR has driven most adults to the provinces, 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 referred to as "girls."

MA Xiaojun, a teenager boy, enjoying 100% freedom, grew up brutally in Beijing in the special days of cultural revolution. With nothing to do in schools, he began to sneak into strangers' homes using a self-made key. One day, he opened a door, entering the house of MI Lan. Without any notice, Mi came back home early, making MA nowhere to hide but under the bed. He saw the well-shaped young girl changing and naturally, as a teenager boy, he fell into the puppy love. Without any agenda or expectation, he tried to court the girl... Time passed away, young boys and girls changed. When looking back at the days of puberty, it seems the Sun shined strongly everyday. And the heat of the sun, though far fading, can still be felt in the memories of the people of that generation. Long story short, it is a Chinese version of the sorrows of younger Werther.—Xuguang Deng

Details

Keywords
  • coming of age
  • narrated by character
  • beijing china
  • year 1969
  • republican era china
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 20, 1995
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) (Banned)
Countries of origin China Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Filming locations China
Production companies China Film Co-Production Corporation Dragon Film

Box office

Budget $2000000

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 14m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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