Eternal Summer
2006 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · 75% critics
Three high school students are drawn into a complicated mix of friendship, attraction, and confusion as their feelings begin to shift. This coming-of-age drama follows the highs and heartbreaks of first love while showing how growing up can strain even the closest bonds.
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Details
- Original title
- 盛夏光年
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-10-13
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (71 votes)
About
If you like tender, bittersweet coming-of-age romances such as Blue Gate Crossing or Your Name Engraved Herein, this may work for you; Not for you if you want a fast-moving plot or a fresh premise.
Pros: moving love triangle; restrained, affecting tone; distinct setting | Cons: somewhat ponderous; familiar story beats; uneven polish
Themes
- school friend
- friendship
- love triangle
- sexuality
- male friendship
- coming of age
- loneliness
- unrequited love
- school
- lgbt
- gay theme
- boys' love (bl)
Cast & crew
Ray Chang
as Jonathan / Kang Cheng-hsing
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan
as Shane / Yu Shouheng
Kate Yeung Kei
as Carrie Tu
Directed by Leste Chen