ABOUT THE FILM:

In a village near the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a boy has spent the summer with his grandfather. As the last day of the holidays approaches, he gathers together his hard-earned savings to fullfil a dream: he has long yearned for a city hairstyle. But the gap between expectation and reality is large. This story of a boy who bids farewell to his childhood and embarks on a journey towards self-discovery transcends the boundaries of a small village and resonates with universal themes such as growing up and the unpredictable nature of life.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:

Lam Can-zhao, a Chinese filmmaker born in 1994, made his directorial debut at the age of 20 with The Dog, a low-budget feature film that brought him into the spotlight. In 2023, he produced, wrote, and edited the short film A Bright Sunny Day, which was selected for LA CINEF at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. In 2024, his short film A Summer's End Poem – for which he served as writer, director, producer, and editor – won Best Short Film at the 74th Berlinale Generation Kplus competition.