The Summer is Gone
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese八月
Hanyu Pinyinbāyuè
Jyutpingbaat3 jyut6
Directed byZhang Dalei
Written byZhang Dalei
Produced byMai Lisi
Zhao Yanming
Suo Yiluo
StarringKong Weiyi
Zhang Chen
Guo Yanyun
CinematographyLv Songye
Edited byZhang Dalei
Release dates
  • 23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)
  • 24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) (China)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

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

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

Cast

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film The Summer Is Gone Won
Best New Director Zhang Dalei Nominated
Best New Performer Kong Weiyi Won
Best Original Screenplay Zhang Dalei Nominated
Best Cinematography Songye Lü Nominated
Best Sound Effects Chen Xu

Xiaodan Li

Qiuhui Gao

Dong Ren

Nominated
17th Chinese Film Media Awards[4] Best Director Zhang Dalei Nominated
Best New Director Nominated
24th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Film The Summer Is Gone Nominated
Jury Award Zhang Dalei Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Newcomer Kong Weiyi Nominated
Artistic Exploration Award The Summer Is Gone Nominated

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.

External links

Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature
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