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In The Heat Of The Sun (Traditional Chinese: 陽光燦爛的日子; Simplified Chinese: 阳光灿烂的日子; Hanyu Pinyin: yáng guãng càn làn de rì zi) is a 1994 movie directed by the famous Chinese actor Jiang Wen. This was Jiang Wen's first foray into directing after years as a leading man.

The film is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It is told from the perspective of Monkey (this is supposed to be a young Jiang Wen), who is a teenage boy at the time. Monkey and his friends are free to roam the streets of Beijing day and night because the Cultural Revolution has caused their parents to be either busy or away. Most of the story happens during one summer, so the main characters are even more free because there is no school.

This film is significant in its unique perspective of the Cultural Revolution. Far from the Cultural Revolution-set films of Chinese 5th-generation filmmakers (Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang), In The Heat Of the Sun is mellow and dream-like.

Somewhat popular in China and very obscure in the United States, In The Heat Of The Sun is also named by American director Quentin Tarantino as one of his favorite films to come out of East Asia.

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