The Summer Is Gone

"The Summer Is Gone" is a coming-of-age drama that follows the story of a 12-year-old boy named Xiaolei who lives in a small village in western China. Xiaolei longs for a carefree summer holiday after graduating from primary school, but his dreams are shattered when he is faced with the harsh realities of growing up. As his father leaves, Xiaolei must navigate the challenges of adolescence and confront the changing dynamics of his family. With a backdrop of rural China in the early 1990s, this film poignantly captures the anxiety and uncertainty of childhood's end.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Summer Is Gone include The Good Lie, Lion, The Help, Mr. Church, Life of a King, The Goldfinch.