Great films adapted from Chinese novels

In the Heat of the Sun (1995)

Directed by: Jiang Wen

Adapted from Wild Beast by Wang Shuo

Awards: Best Actor for Xia Yu at 51st Venice International Film Festival, nominated for Golden Lion at 51st Venice International Film Festival

The protagonist, Ma Xiaojun, a teenage boy at the time, and his friends roam the streets of Beijing day and night as their parents are either busy or away. The story unfolds around Ma's adolescence, his growth and dalliances with his roguish male friends and his subsequent angst-filled crush on the female protagonist, Mi Lan.

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