End of Summer

　　西小河的夏天

　　Length: 105 minutes

　　Release date: May 2, 2018

　　Type: Feature, Family, Growth

　　Director: Zhou Quan

　　Cast: Zhang Songwen, Rong Zishan,Gu Baoming,Tan Zhuo, Dong Qing

　　Produced by: Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film Culture Communication Co., Ltd

　　Story: 10-year-old Xiaoyang made friends with an old man, his neighbor, because he was not allowed to join the football team by his father and was ignored by his mother, a Yue Opera performer. In that summer, Xiaoyang glimpsed some secrets of adults. A coming-of-age little boy, an orthodox middle-aged teacher, and a grumpy old man were experiencing their first awakening to true self during the 1998 World Cup.

　　Long Day's Journey Into Night

　　地球最后的夜晚

　　Length: 130 minutes

　　Release date: May 15, 2018 (Cannes International Film Festival)

　　Type: Feature, Crime, Family

　　Director: Bi Gan

　　Cast: Tang Wei, Huang Jue, Zhang Aijia, Li Hongqi, Chen Yongzhong

　　Produced by: Dangmai Films (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

　　Story: This is a film reflecting self-memory and family ties disguised as a suspense film. When Luo Hongwu goes back to Guizhou, he accidentally finds the trace of a women whom he spent with in the summer 12 years ago. In the latter part of the film, the 60-minute 3D long take builds a dream in which Hongwu tries to search for memories and clues of that summer. The combination of reality and dream not only makes audience indulge in it but also shows the poetic aesthetics of Bi Gan’s film.

　　How Long Will I Love You

　　超时空同居

　　Length: 101 minutes

　　Release date: May 18, 2018

　　Type: Fantasy, Comedy, Love

　　Director: Su Lun

　　Cast: Lei Jiayin, Tong Liya, Zhang Yi

　　Produced by: Joy Leader Culture Communication Co., Ltd

　　Story: A woman from 2018 and a man from 1999 wake up in the same bed. They find that they can travel through time. The surprising discovery makes them attempt to seize this chance to gain advantage by trickery and then a series of funny things happen. The two poor people dislike each other at the beginning but fall in love with each other at the end. The man finds himself with the help of the woman and changes a crucial decision, but their fates are also changed.

　　Girls Always Happy

　　柔情史

　　Length: 117 minutes

　　Release date: February 16, 2018 (Berlin International Film Festival)

　　Type: Feature, Family

　　Director: Yang Mingming

　　Cast: Nai An, Zhang Xianmin, Yang Mingming , Li Qinqin, Huang Wei, Yuan Li

　　Produced by: Chuandeng Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Guangdong Hubijianghu Film and TV Media Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Nanduguangyuan Entertainment Co., Ltd., One Plus Media Co., Ltd.

　　Story: Wu rents a house in a Beijing Hutong, expecting to live in her own world. Wu’s mother comes to her due to some reasons and hopes to live with her. Unfortunately, the two women both lacking security can’t get along well with each other. This film shows the contemporary city life from a brand-new perspective and portrays with astonishing precision of the spectacle of mutual repulsion, hatred, and harm in a single mother-daughter relationship. However, from the despair grows the power of tender love.

　　An Elephant Sitting Still

　　大象席地而坐

　　Length: 220 minutes

　　Release date: February 16, 2018 (Berlin International Film Festival)

　　Type: Feature, Youth

　　Director: Hu Bo

　　Cast: Zhang Yu, Peng Yuchang, Wang Yuwen, Li Congxi

　　Produced by: Dongchun Films Co., Ltd

　　Story: In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Bu, a schoolboy, is on the run after pushing Shuai down the stairs. Bu's classmate, Ling, has run away from her mother and fallen for the charms of her teacher. Shuai's older brother Cheng feels responsible for the suicide of a friend. They are all plunged into the maelstrom of suffering and desperate to see the elephant. A story of one single suspenseful day from dawn to dusk is unfolded when the train to Manzhouli is set to depart.

　　Edited by Li Feifei

　　Produced by AVTD China & CCTSS

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