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Original Film Title: Summer Is Ending
Director’s Name: WENBO WANG
Writer’s Name: WENBO WANG
Producer: Yuan Zhang
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Chinese
Runtime: 28 minutes 1 second
Film Description:
Xiaoyang, a student studying in a big city, went back to his hometown with his father to visit his grandfather. Unaccustomed to the hometown’s environment and his grandfather’s lifestyle, he secretly dumped the home-cooked rural meals he couldn’t stomach. His father punished him by making him stay in the hometown for three days to help his grandfather with farm work. Xiaoyang was unwilling and angry with his grandfather. His grandfather picked his favorite wild fruits to cheer him up, but Xiaoyang didn’t care. Three days later, on a rainy day, his father came to pick him up. His grandfather packed wild fruits to see him off, but Xiaoyang got in the car without looking back. He saw his grandfather seeing him off in the rain through the rearview mirror and wanted to say goodbye, but missed the chance as the car turned a corner. A week later, his grandfather suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, leading to brain death. He was sent home for final conservative treatment, and when Xiaoyang saw him again, his grandfather could no longer speak. The family used various medicines to sustain the grandfather’s life, but Xiaoyang hoped his grandfather could spend the last journey of his life happily.