The Summer Is Gone

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The Summer is Gone
The Summer Is Gone - Ba Yue .jpg
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese 八月
Hanyu Pinyin bāyuè
Jyutping baat3 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.

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Plot

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 ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Feature FilmThe Summer Is GoneWon
Best New DirectorZhang DaleiNominated
Best New PerformerKong WeiyiWon
Best Original ScreenplayZhang DaleiNominated
Best CinematographySongye LüNominated
Best Sound EffectsChen Xu

Xiaodan Li

Qiuhui Gao

Dong Ren

Nominated
17th Chinese Film Media Awards [4] Best DirectorZhang DaleiNominated
Best New DirectorNominated
24th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best FilmThe Summer Is GoneNominated
Jury AwardZhang DaleiWon
Best DirectorNominated
Best NewcomerKong WeiyiNominated
Artistic Exploration AwardThe Summer Is GoneNominated

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