Snow in Midsummer (2023)

Original title

五月雪

Directed by

Chong Keat Aun

Genre

drama, history

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

IIA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her hometown years after a violent political event. The film shows how the past trauma still lingers in the community.

melancholicslow-burnreflectivesomberlayeredhauntinghistoricalcontemplative

What happens

Snow in Midsummer (Chinese: 五月雪; pinyin: Wǔ Yuè Xuě) is a 2023 Malaysian historical drama film directed by Chong Keat Aun, starring Wan Fang, Pearlly Chua, Rexen Cheng, Peter Yu and Pauline Tan. The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section , where it received a Special Mention of the Golden Musa Cinema & Arts Award. Snow in Midsummer led the 60th Golden Horse Awards with nine nominations, including Best Narrative Feature, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. It went on to win the Firebird Award for Best Film at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival, as well as the Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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