Movie

In the Heat of the Sun

1994 · 141 min

A sun-drenched, nostalgic drift through adolescent freedom and longing, shadowed by impulsive cruelty and the ache of memory.

Tagline: A Revolutionary Childhood.
Overview: Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and demanding.
About: Memory, coming-of-age, identity, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
coming-of-age
identity
obsession
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild