In the Heat of the Sun

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."

• Jiang WenScreenplay
• Jiang WenDirector

• Xia YuMa Xiaojun
• Ning JingMi Lan
• Geng LeLiu Yiku
• Tao HongYu Beipei
• Siqin GaowaMother
• Wang XueqiFather
• Feng XiaogangMr. Hu
• Liu XiaoningAdult Liu Yiku
• Jiang WenAdult Ma Xiaojun
• Wang ShuoSmall-time Conman
• Yao Er-gaFat Fool
• Zuo XiaoqingZhang Xiaomei