In the Heat of the Sun
“A Revolutionary Childhood.”
DramaRomance
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."
VIBE
A sun-drenched, yet bittersweet, exploration of teenage aimlessness and burgeoning desire amidst societal upheaval. It captures the intoxicating freedom and inevitable melancholy of youth, set against a backdrop of a changing China.
nostalgicrebelliousmelancholicwistfulsteadyperiod dramacoming-of-ageslice-of-lifeadolescencefreedomdisillusionmentfriendship
based on novel or book1970scultural revolutioncoming of ageteenage boybeijing, china
