Guo, a non-conformist 13-year-old girl who lives with her aunt’s family, is traumatized by a fatal drowning accident that happened right in front of her eyes. Zhao You, a young boy with affections for Guo, witnesses the scene and unconsciously plays the incident into his favor. Wanting to escape her small town and reunite with her beautiful yet irresponsible mother in cosmopolitan Shanghai, she coincidently runs into a film audition that her cousin would envy her for if she gets the role. Through the turbulence, she learns to exploit herself in a painful way only possible for a woman.
Han Shuai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a PHD. She is the screenwriter and director of several short films, including The Time To Live and The Time To Die, The Son and Last Shot, winning several awards including the Committee Award at Hangzhou Asian Film Festival and the Best Short Film Award at the 23rd Beijing Student Film Festival. Summer Blur is her first feature film.
Factory Gate Films
Dadi Film
Wuhan Tiangong Kaiwu Entertainment
iQiyi Pictures
Gong Beibei, Huang Tian
Zhang Xinyuan, Yan Xingyue
Luo Feiyang, Wang Yizhu
Xie Lixun, Chen Yongzhong
Presented by: Huang Xufeng, Liu Rong
Co-presented by: Gong Yu
Executive Producers: Zhang Qun, Zhou Jiansen
Associate Executive Producers:
Wang Jian, Yang Xianghua
Producers: Huang Xufeng, Liang Ying
Co-Producers: Bai Yali, Song Jia
Scriptwriter: Han Shuai
Director of Photography: Peter Pan
Director of Sound: Zhu Yunhao
Art Director: Xu Yao
Costume Designer: Iris Wu
Director of Editing: Tom Lin
Editor: Dong Jie
Original Music: Hank Lee
Colorist: David Rivero Martin
Pingyao Internaitonal Film Festival
Feimu Jury Award
Busan International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Award - New Currents
Berlinale
Grand Prix - Generation Kplus
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Best Director - Firebird Awards
Best Actress - Firebird Awards
