Summer Palace
7.2
“Where did our love go…”
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
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Cast
11 people
Hao Lei
Yu Hong
Known for
Mystery
Dearest
Guo Xiaodong
Zhou Wei
Known for
True Legend
An Empress and the Warriors
Hu Ling
Li Ti
Known for
The Shadow Play
Zhang Xianmin
Ruo Gu
Also in
Rainclouds Over Wushan
Girls Always Happy
Cui Lin
Xiao Jun
Known for
Beijing Bicycle
Chloe Maayan
Dongdong
Known for
Only the River Flows
The Wild Goose Lake
Bai Xueyun
Wang Bo
Also in
Landing, Power on Your Cellphone
Time Seems to Have Forgotten
Duan Yihong
Tang Caoshi
Known for
The Looming Storm
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Thomas Wingrich
Thomas
Known for
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Hou Yu
Also in
Memories of Peking
Never Said Goodbye
Chi Le
Woman
Known for
Dampfnudelblues
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Lou Ye Director · Mei Feng Screenplay Ma Yingli Screenplay
United States release January 18, 2008 · Produced in China, France, Germany, United Kingdom · Languages Chinese, German, Korean
Production
Laurel Films
Production
Dream Factory
Production
Rosem Films
Production
Fantasy Pictures
Production
Norman Rosemont Productions
Production
Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
China · France · Germany · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
颐和园
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · German · Korean
Release dates
France · May 18, 2006
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · January 18, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States
October 10, 2006 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 17, 2007 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Belgium
December 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2006 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
April 18, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 10, 2007 · Limited theatrical
Iceland
September 28, 2006 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Italy
November 9, 2011 · Premiere · DVD Premiere
Japan
July 26, 2008 · Theatrical
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
November 20, 2006 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
Poland
July 8, 2016 · Premiere · Brave Festival
Singapore
May 3, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 14, 2006 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
September 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 15, 2008 · Theatrical
May 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 12, 2008 · Limited theatrical
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