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End of Summer (2018)
Xiaoyang, a fifth grader, and his neighbor Grandpa Zheng bond over the World Cup fever sweeping China in June 1998 and Grandpa Zheng starts to secretly train Xiaoyang for the school soccer team tryout.The mission takes an unexpected turn when Xiaoyang discovers his father’s romance with his homeroom teacher. But when Grandpa Zheng decides to reunite with his own family in a faraway city, Xiaoyang goes with him in the hope of staying with his best friend forever. How will Xiaoyang reconcile with his new life, and face the complexities of adolescence?
| Country | China |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 102 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Quan Zhou |
| Screenplay | Yimei Huang |
| Director of Photography | Michael Solidum |
| Edited by | Kong Jinlei |
| Contact | BE FOR FILMS |
Biography
A Chinese director and producer. He studied media communication at RMIT in Australia and directing at the American Film Institute. He won recognition for his short films, e.g. Woman in Fragments (2014). His feature debut is End of Summer (2017).
Relationships, Sports, Friendship, Family, Children with parents, Fatherhood, Children with parents