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In the Heat of the Sun 1994

Set in Beijing during the 1970s Cultural Revolution, most adults have fled to the provinces, leaving 14‑year‑old Monkey and his friends to roam the streets unchecked. They spend their days loitering, pulling pranks, and navigating the bewildering new experience of girls, a mystery that both fascinates and confounds them.

Set in Beijing during the 1970s Cultural Revolution, most adults have fled to the provinces, leaving 14‑year‑old Monkey and his friends to roam the streets unchecked. They spend their days loitering, pulling pranks, and navigating the bewildering new experience of girls, a mystery that both fascinates and confounds them.

Does In the Heat of the Sun have end credit scenes?

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Yángguāng cànlàn de rìzi 阳光灿烂的 Sous la chaleur du soleil Yang guang can lan de ri zi 陽光燦爛的日子 太陽の少年 햇빛 쏟아지던 날들 Под жарким солнцем

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