17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
THE LAST SUMMER
XIA ZHUI
Before China’s major exams, Li Zhizhi sees her father with a pregnant woman and in shock, causes an accident harming a child, forcing her to confront guilt, pressure and a deeper truth.
ಚೀನಾದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳ ಮುನ್ನ, ಲಿ ಝಿಝಿ ತನ್ನ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಂಡು ಆಘಾತಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಆ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಅವಳಿಂದ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಅಪಘಾತದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಮಗು ಗಾಯಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಘಟನೆ ಲಿ ಝಿಝಿಯನ್ನು ಅಪರಾಧಬೋಧನೆ, ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಒತ್ತಡ ಮತ್ತು ಆಳವಾದ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Lin Boyu
Screenplay:
Shi Renfei
Director of Photography:
Xiao Qiuyu
Editor :
Fengshan Yulin
Music :
Chen Xiaoshu
"Shi Renfei a rising independent Chinese filmmaker. A graduate of the University of Bristol and Shanghai Film Academy, Renfei brings academic rigor to her independent filmmaking practice. She is actively developing her ""Female Tetralogy"" exploring complex women's narratives in contemporary China, following her short LONG, LONG SPRING DAYS (2022), with THE LAST SUMMER as the first feature installment critiquing educational pressures and family moral dilemmas."