The film is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It is told from the perspective of Ma Xiaojun nicknamed Monkey, a teenage boy. Monkey and his friends are free to roam the streets of Beijing day and night because the Cultural Revolution has caused their parents and most adults to be either busy or away. The story revolves around Monkey's dalliances with his roguish male friends and his subsequent angst-filled crush with Mi Lan.

Movie rating: 8.1 / 10 (5651)

Directed by: Wen Jiang - Shuo Wang

Writer credits: Wen Jiang - Wen Jiang - Shuo Wang

Cast: Yu Xia - Xiaogang Feng - Shaobo Dai - Wei Chen - Wen Jiang

AKA: Yang guang can lan de ri zi, Yangguang Canlan de Rizi, Sous la chaleur du soleil

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