Han Nan Xia Ri
Summer Blur | SommerflirrenLike a seismograph, 13-year-old Guo moves through Han Shuai‘s feature debut: locked in a series of close-ups, more of an observer than a participant, quietly registering all of the tremors causing the fabric of her working-class social environment to crumble. Guo becomes witness to her friend accidentally drowning in the river, which results in her inability to deal with her feelings of grief, guilt and longing. The summer heat is as oppressive as the overbearing advances of one of her classmates, the shrill chirping of cicadas permeating the desolation of her loveless home on the outskirts of Wuhan – far away from a mother whose presence in her life is limited only to voice messages. A tender portrait of a young girl defying the confines of her circumstances and coming of age in the process.
With
- Gong Beibi (Aunt, Guo’s Mother)
- Huang Tian (Guo)
- Zhang Xinyuan (Zhao)
- Yan Xingyue (Cousin)
- Luo Feiyang (Xiaoman)
- Wang Yizhu (Xiaoman’s Mother)
- Xie Lixun (Uncle)
- Chen Yongzhong (Zhao’s Father)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Han Shuai |
Cinematography | Peter Pan |
Editing | Tom Lin, Dong Jie |
Music | Hank Lee |
Sound | Zhu Yunhao |
Production Design | Xu Yao |
Costumes | Iris Wu |
Production Manager | Liu Ziyi |
Producers | Huang Xufeng, Liang Ying |
Executive Producers | Huang Xufeng, Zhang Qun, Zhou Jiansen |
Co-Producers | Bai Yali, Song Jia |
Co-Production |
Dadi Film Beijing iQIYI Pictures Beijing Wuhan Tiangong Kaiwu Entertainment Wuhan |
World Sales
Produced by
Factory Gate Films
Announcement of the Jury Decisions: Generation
The jurors of the Generation International Jury Jella Haase, Mees Peijnenburg and Melanie Waelde have announced the winners during the Industry Event in a video presentation.
Han Nan Xia Ri | Summer Blur | Sommerflirren
Generation · Galas & Awards · Mar 04, 2021
Han Shuai, Huang Tian, Huang Xufeng | Grand Prix for the Best Film in the Kplus competition
Han Nan Xia Ri | Summer Blur | Sommerflirren
Generation · Galas & Awards · Mar 04, 2021
Han Shuai, Huang Xufeng
Han Nan Xia Ri | Summer Blur | Sommerflirren
Generation · Berlinale Meets | Interview · Feb 24, 2021
Han Shuai
The screenwriter and director graduated with a PhD from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Her short films have won a number of awards, including at the Hangzhou Asian Film Festival and the Beijing Student Film Festival. Han Nan Xia Ri is her feature film debut.
Filmography (selection)
2013 The Time to Live and the Time to Die; short film 2020 Han Nan Xia Ri (Summer Blur) 2014 The Son; short film 2023 Green Night 2015 Last Shot; short film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023