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Summer Palace

7.3/10

Rating

135 min

Runtime

2006

Release Year

Lou Ye

Director

Cast

Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Hu Ling, Zhang Xianmin, Cui Lin

Quick Synopsis

Yu Hong moves from her rural village to Beijing to attend university, where she becomes deeply involved in a passionate and intense relationship with a fellow student. Their lives are significantly affected by the political unrest during the 1989 student protests, which bring challenges and changes to their personal and social circumstances.

Detailed Synopsis of Summer Palace

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.

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