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A Sunburnt Summer*
*Only a trailer is available for now.A Sunburnt Summer Film Review

A Sunburnt Summer*

A film by Zicheng Li

DramaStudentTrailer & OtherFiction2020June 2020
Country
United States
Running time
19 min
Year and edition
2019 - June 2020

A single mother has to deal with the situation, in which her son was raped by the son of her boss.

TMFF Awards

  • June 2020 WinnerActress of the Month, Audience Award & 2nd Film of the Month
  • June 2020 NomineeDirector of the Month
4.7
★★★★★★★★★★

1,967 audience ratings, out of 5

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  1. J
    Jaclyn30 Jun 2020
    amazing film!
  2. J
    Julia Zhu30 Jun 2020
    Awesome! Looking forward to the new version.
  3. Y
    yinhan guo30 Jun 2020
    A special story!
  4. W
    wenli an30 Jun 2020
    Five stars
  5. H
    Huang awen30 Jun 2020
    Great!Five starts.
  6. L
    Lam30 Jun 2020
    Great!
  7. H
    Huangenyu30 Jun 2020
    Five stars
  8. Q
    Qiao Hui30 Jun 2020
    good
  9. H
    Han30 Jun 2020
    太棒了!
  10. Z
    Zhao Ying30 Jun 2020
    Very touching!
  11. Y
    Yujing fu30 Jun 2020
    Unique. Perspective
  12. H
    He XiangJun30 Jun 2020
    interested in the topic though I cannot see the detail...
  13. T
    Tim30 Jun 2020
    good!
  14. L
    Ling Chen30 Jun 2020
    Fantastic film it is touching
  15. H
    Huihong WANG30 Jun 2020
    A great movie by a young but quite promising director! Five stars, absolutely!
  16. L
    Lindahou30 Jun 2020
    excellent movie ! enjoy watching.
  17. X
    Xiaoping Wang30 Jun 2020
    Fantastic! A nice shooting movie by such a young director!
  18. C
    chenye30 Jun 2020
    fantastic movie
  19. F
    Feng Jin30 Jun 2020
    Great! I love this one!
  20. C
    Catherine30 Jun 2020
    Fabulous!
  21. Y
    Yanmei Wang30 Jun 2020
    Fantastic!
  22. C
    Congrong Li30 Jun 2020
    Great!
  23. H
    Haiyan Wu30 Jun 2020
    Great!
  24. T
    Tiedao Zhang Ph. D30 Jun 2020
    I am extemely amazed with The talent ptesented by The director Zicheng Li for his remarkable Creative work both in poem writing and Now movies. All these have been achieved since I know him, through his exceptional mother, a professor, in about 10 years. Best wishes to his bright future!
  25. L
    Li Haihong30 Jun 2020
    Great!!!
  26. Z
    Zhongli30 Jun 2020
    five stars!
  27. 独
    独善其身30 Jun 2020
    five stars
  28. X
    Xiaohua Geng30 Jun 2020
    Fantastic!
  29. M
    melody yuan30 Jun 2020
    Great!
  30. G
    Guo Yan30 Jun 2020
    Five stars.
  31. D
    Dabing30 Jun 2020
    five star
  32. E
    Elton30 Jun 2020
    A good movie worth seeing...
  33. C
    CICI30 Jun 2020
    It is a great view. Good!
  34. K
    kelly Hao30 Jun 2020
    fantastic movie and talented director!
  35. Z
    Zhigang Gong30 Jun 2020
    Good
  36. R
    rebecca30 Jun 2020
    great. we love it. very well done
  37. W
    Wang Nan30 Jun 2020
    Great movie! A movie which can reflect the social situation is always a good one.
  38. D
    Dasheng L i30 Jun 2020
    Five stars the most special one
  39. J
    Johnny Pan30 Jun 2020
    Great ! Willing to see the whole one!
  40. L
    Li Meiling30 Jun 2020
    Great! Expect to see whole film!
  41. C
    Cuixiao30 Jun 2020
    Great!
  42. J
    jessie30 Jun 2020
    perfect
  43. Q
    Qu Muwen30 Jun 2020
    great!
  44. H
    Huang Chen xia30 Jun 2020
    Great! It's worth watching!
  45. F
    FENG YU30 Jun 2020
    Really Fantastic
  46. B
    Bai Lingling30 Jun 2020
    found difficult word with speciial eyes.
  47. W
    Wang Caixia30 Jun 2020
    perfect
  48. M
    mouxq xueqing30 Jun 2020
    excellent!
  49. J
    jingzhang30 Jun 2020
    perfect
  50. D
    Defeng MA30 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer, a very good metaphor for the story, presents us an excellent short film with a unique perspective of the harsh social reality. The young director exhibits a keenness of peace in life and a positive attitude toward life. Five stars for this wonderful shooting.
  51. F
    FU Ying29 Jun 2020
    perfect
  52. Y
    Yongwei Wang29 Jun 2020
    perfect
  53. Y
    Yison29 Jun 2020
    ??????????????????????
  54. J
    John Kang29 Jun 2020
    a talented director is rising from here. couldnt wait to see more
  55. Z
    Zhuang jing29 Jun 2020
    Zhuang jing A Sunburnt Summer is fantastic short film. great! Reply June 29, 2020
  56. W
    Wayne29 Jun 2020
    So impressive,very good
  57. W
    Wangfei29 Jun 2020
    Very good. fantastic movie.I would give 5stars.
  58. J
    Jenny29 Jun 2020
    Great touch! Impressive!
  59. B
    Ben Chen29 Jun 2020
    Sunburnt Summer is a short film with deep meaning. View to get it!
  60. M
    Mason29 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is a fantastic short film. It is very touching and Very thought-provoking! I admire the beautiful skills of all the actors and actresses., all of them are very excellent, talented and promising.
  61. H
    Hanafi James29 Jun 2020
    Fantastic idea, amazing picture and social issues can strengthen peace building among communities
  62. M
    Mohamed Alim Kamara29 Jun 2020
    Fantastic film
  63. T
    Tejan Z Kellah29 Jun 2020
    This is fantastic
  64. T
    Tejan Z Kellah29 Jun 2020
    Tejan Z Kellah
  65. T
    Tejan Z Kellah29 Jun 2020
    A great shoot, this is fantastic
  66. T
    Tejan Z Kellah29 Jun 2020
    Tejan Z Kellah
  67. R
    Rui Dong29 Jun 2020
    Five stars
  68. L
    Leo29 Jun 2020
    Its great
  69. D
    Dr Abubakar Muhammad Moki29 Jun 2020
    Great achievement
  70. J
    jim29 Jun 2020
    can not wait anymore
  71. J
    Juda29 Jun 2020
    Good?Yes!
  72. G
    Gan LIN29 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer,I Like
  73. S
    SIBO Yang29 Jun 2020
    These violent delights have violent ends.
  74. H
    haha29 Jun 2020
    very good
  75. C
    Clement Cheung29 Jun 2020
    I can see so much detail in every second of this films for this movie. It is professional level. ' Well Done'.
  76. C
    Clement Cheung29 Jun 2020
    I can see so much detail in every second of the films of this movie . It is professional level. 'Well Done'.
  77. A
    Amy29 Jun 2020
    Excellent! Look forward to seeing more of the director's works.
  78. L
    Lee29 Jun 2020
    The most amazing short film that i have ever seen!
  79. S
    STEVEN WANG29 Jun 2020
    Very good.
  80. C
    Connie29 Jun 2020
    Great topic on current social situation, people of rich and poor, how to fight for equality and justice. Beautiful tone!
  81. T
    Tiffany Zhu28 Jun 2020
    Very good ?
  82. H
    hossiny awad28 Jun 2020
    fantastic sympolic short film
  83. D
    Dr Gilbert Gumoshabe28 Jun 2020
    A very fantastic film. An outstanding production.
  84. Y
    Yanzhong Wang28 Jun 2020
    Amazing short film! I would give 5 stars. Well done!
  85. J
    Jessie Watanabe28 Jun 2020
    We NEED MORE Asian American representation on screen. "Representation remains an important part of the discourse about Asian American film because its origins stem from a desire to fight harmful stereotypes, and though we like to think there’s progress, things like the rise in hate acts and speech during COVID-19 remind us of the real-world stakes of racism."
  86. D
    D. McGraw28 Jun 2020
    Really enjoyed this short film at the screening. I hope to see more works coming in the future.
  87. L
    Liu Menglin28 Jun 2020
    fantastic movie
  88. H
    Harry Liu28 Jun 2020
    Good
  89. L
    Lei28 Jun 2020
    very good
  90. F
    Frank Zhou28 Jun 2020
    ? ? ? very good!
  91. 刘
    刘灂馨28 Jun 2020
    fantastic movie,Very good
  92. J
    Jasmine J. Gao28 Jun 2020
    A fantastic short film! It tells us a great story. I love it very much.
  93. L
    Le Dai28 Jun 2020
    Very good, also very rich design sense, like!
  94. L
    Liyong28 Jun 2020
    Five stars
  95. H
    He Hui28 Jun 2020
    fantastic movie and talented director!
  96. S
    sophy28 Jun 2020
    visual language is very expressive with dramatic effect. a big hit and a yound director with great expectation
  97. S
    sophy28 Jun 2020
    a thriller to depict a social issue, dramatic and thought-provoking with expressive visual language.
  98. H
    Helen27 Jun 2020
    good!?
  99. Z
    zhao winter27 Jun 2020
    好!
  100. M
    Matthew27 Jun 2020
    Interesting thriller
  101. V
    Verocia Chiluba27 Jun 2020
    Fantastic !
  102. M
    Mina Asamoah27 Jun 2020
    Excellent thriller,a must watch
  103. L
    Lisa27 Jun 2020
    Very creative and powerful.
  104. A
    Alan Bo27 Jun 2020
    Very good picture and talented director!
  105. B
    Bill Keh27 Jun 2020
    love it!
  106. H
    herrys27 Jun 2020
    Imaginative film!Very good!
  107. X
    xuwen27 Jun 2020
    ? ? ? very good!
  108. L
    liwei27 Jun 2020
    I'm a big fan of this film!
  109. L
    lia E27 Jun 2020
    amazing!
  110. J
    Jennifer Wang27 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is a fantastic short film. It describes a real social life story with bold ideas and delicate techniques. Very thought-provoking! I admire the shooting skills of this young director. It can be seen that he is a very excellent, talented and promising director!
  111. Y
    YoYoLeo27 Jun 2020
    The harsh reality is that whatever outcome you get, it's actually unfair to the damage that's been done.
  112. M
    Mat27 Jun 2020
    It's a fantastic film,great.
  113. X
    Xin27 Jun 2020
    Love the color. A sense of ‘burnt’.
  114. H
    Helen Zheng27 Jun 2020
    This is an amazing film with unique concept. Wonderful story-telling and a masterful stringing along of the plot. Very enjoyable film!
  115. L
    Lee27 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is a very good subject and story.
  116. A
    Aaron Fu27 Jun 2020
    Awesome ?
  117. J
    jack chen27 Jun 2020
    good subject. good story. good director.
  118. Y
    Yu Guan27 Jun 2020
    This is a fantastic movie. Li is talented, enthusiastic and promising.
  119. X
    Xiaoqin Huang26 Jun 2020
    As a director of the film, Li show us his talent and enthusiasm. And his cncern about the society. We can hardly wait to watch this amazing film.
  120. L
    Liu Naiya26 Jun 2020
    Li is a promising, talent Diretor
  121. T
    Tony Lau26 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is a really amazing drama, obviously showing Li is a talent Diretor.
  122. X
    xiongtao26 Jun 2020
    five stars
  123. J
    Jenny Zhang26 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is a fantastic drama. It is thought-provoking with dilemma of the protagonists and the doubts from the outsiders. The delicate plot, the highlight, the light and shade, and the shooting are all professional. Both the subject and the skill of drama represent a talented, advanced, and promising director. It is really great!
  124. W
    WANG YI26 Jun 2020
    Very good. fantastic movie
  125. F
    Frank Xu26 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is fantastic short film. It expressed me a lot. The composer n director has special eyes to make the film. Wonderful!
  126. Y
    Young LIU26 Jun 2020
    Recommend by a friend, I cannot wait to see a young talent's work and am impressed by his great storytelling to bring the viewers closer to the concern on a social problem. Looking forward to seeing a full version.
  127. W
    WangWei26 Jun 2020
    Very good. fantastic movie.
  128. W
    WangWei26 Jun 2020
    very goodfan,tastic movie.
  129. B
    Brian Liu25 Jun 2020
    A very creative work! Expecting more!
  130. L
    Lin yang25 Jun 2020
    Very good. I like the style of the director.
  131. P
    pu jin25 Jun 2020
    love
  132. Y
    Yu Zhonghua25 Jun 2020
    It is a great film, which is a refraction of real social life. Thought provoking!
  133. S
    Stephen25 Jun 2020
    very good
  134. L
    Lilly Yu25 Jun 2020
    So impressive!!
  135. J
    Jim25 Jun 2020
    This short film really impressed me^_^
  136. J
    Juan Huang25 Jun 2020
    excellent movie with impressive depth
  137. M
    MI LAN25 Jun 2020
    Great film!It focus on the existing social issue and is worth watching a n d thinking. Looking forward to seeing it.
  138. K
    Kodama Mikiko25 Jun 2020
    An amazing short film. From the story I can know the director’s great talent and the team’s hard work. Looking forward to seeing more films like this.
  139. L
    Liu Yu25 Jun 2020
    Impressed by the director's unique perspective in expressing social issues with thought provoking implications, I decide to share it with my students, to discuss more in class and learn from Zi Cheng.
  140. J
    Jan Liu25 Jun 2020
    It's a great movie. What reflected is worth paying further attention.
  141. C
    Cherry25 Jun 2020
    I like the style of this director.
  142. L
    Longzhou Wang25 Jun 2020
    Through the trailer, I think this must be a great movie. Every character’s language and expression are professional, and the shooting angle and luminosity are also professional. Additionally, this trailer give a lot of information, which leaves a room for the viewer to fully imagine. It aroused my curiosity about the follow-up cotent, and I look forward to seeing the full version.
  143. L
    Luo Yuan25 Jun 2020
    Great short film which shows the director's extraordinary talents and his special concern for social issues. Look forword to more works from Mr. Li.
  144. F
    Fengxiang Lu25 Jun 2020
    This a fantastic movie. It’s short but strong in conveying the social problem. I can feel the director’s concern on the existing injustice. Great film!
  145. W
    Wang Xiaoming24 Jun 2020
    A Sunburnt Summer is fantastic short film. It express the social problems which need care. The composer n director has special eyes to make the film. And the color n turn is also beautiful. great!

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