A SUMMER’S END POEM

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In a village near the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a boy has spent the summer with his grandfather. As the last day of the holidays approaches, he gathers together his hard-earned savings to fulfil a dream: he has long yearned for a city hairstyle. But the gap between expectation and reality is large. This story of a boy who bids farewell to his childhood and embarks on a journey towards self-discovery transcends the boundaries of a small village and resonates with universal themes such as growing up and the unpredictable nature of life.

Credits

Director(s):

Lam Can-zhao

Producer(s):

Lam Can-zhao

Writer(s):

Lam Can-zhao, Yupeng He, Shutong Xu

Cast:

Cai Jingbo

Cinematographer(s):

Pan Wenhua

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