In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
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."
Director:
Jiang Wen
Writer:
Jiang Wen
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Xia Yu as Ma Xiaojun |
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Ning Jing as Mi Lan |
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Geng Le as Liu Yiku |
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Tao Hong as Yu Beipei |
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Siqin Gaowa as Mother |
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Wang Xueqi as Father |
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Feng Xiaogang as Mr. Hu |
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Liu Xiaoning as Adult Liu Yiku |
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Jiang Wen as Adult Ma Xiaojun |
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Wang Shuo as Small-time Conman |
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Yao Er-ga as Fat Fool |
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Zuo Xiaoqing as Zhang Xiaomei |
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Wu Shukun as Mi Lan's Grandma |
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Fang Hua as Old General |
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Dai Shaobo as Yang Gao |
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Han Dong as Young Ma Xiaojun |
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Shang Nan as Liu Sitian |
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Zhang Hua as Biao Zi |
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Zhang Lihua as |
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Chen Wei as Heizi |
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Liu Bin as Adult Liu Sitian |
| Directing | Jiang Wen | Director |
| Camera | Gu Changwei | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Zhou Ying | Editor |
| Writing | Wang Shuo | Novel |
| Writing | Jiang Wen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Etienne Boussac | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gu Changning | Sound |
| Production | Wang Wei | Line Producer |
| Sound | Guo Wenjing | Music |
| Production | Ang-Chien Hsu | Producer |
| Production | Ki Po | Producer |
| Production | Guo Youliang | Producer |
| Production | Zhang Wang | Producer |