Summer Palace

Summer Palace

7.3IMDb Score
Released:2006-05-18
Duration:135 min
Country:China,France
Director:Lou Ye
Actors:Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Hu Ling, Zhang Xianmin, Cui Lin
Production:Laurel Films, Dream Factory, Rosem Films, Fantasy Pictures
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Overview:

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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