Jiang Wen
Director
In the Heat of the Sun (1995)
Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 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 known as "girls."
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Production Companies: Dragon Film, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Country: China
Production Countries:
China,
Hong Kong
Languages:
Mandarin
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141 min
Aug. 21, 1995
Released
NR