Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026: "The Midsummer’s Voice"

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Director: Zhang Yudi Screenwriters: Huo Xueying, Zhang Yudi Cinematographer: Yan Yu Cast: Bian Cheng, Zhou Meijun, Zhang Chi, Chen Shaoxi, Xu Shixin Produced by Maxtimes (Hubei) Co., Ltd., Hubei Yangtze River Film Group Co., Ltd., Hubei Media Group 2024 | Colour | 102′ In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles Short Film after the Feature Audience Choice Award, The Belt and Road Film Week, The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Best Directorial Debut, The 37th China Golden Rooster Awards Best Screenplay, The 18th FIRST International Film Festival In Chinese opera, “Dao Cang” refers to a unique challenge when a young performer’s voice changes, becoming deeper, rougher, or hoarse. On stage, it is what performers fear most; off stage, they fear losing who they are. The film follows three young Peking Opera performers over one summer. As they deal with growing up, identity struggles, and fear of the future, they learn to understand themselves through these hard times. Expanding from the 15-minute short The Midsummer’s Voice, the feature builds a richer story. Director Zhang Yudi brings a fresh perspective to traditional opera, giving new life to the art form and finding a touching link between youth and tradition.

導演：張裕笛 編劇：霍雪瀅、張裕笛 攝影：言於 主演：邊程、周美君、張馳、陳少熙、徐世昕 出品：麥特影業（湖北）有限公司、湖北長江電影集團有限責任公司、湖北廣播電視臺 2024 | 彩色 | 102′ 普通話對白，中英文字幕 同場加映短片 第26屆上海國際電影節「一帶一路電影周」最受觀眾喜愛影片 第37屆中國電影金雞獎最佳導演處女作獎 第18屆FIRST青年電影展最佳編劇 「倒倉」，本是戲曲少年在變聲期經歷的特殊生理現象，期間嗓音或變低或變啞。戲台上，少年最怕「倒倉」；戲台外，他們怕迷失自我。本片講述了三個京劇少年，在漫長暑假中，各自面對青春期的恐懼、性別認同的困惑，以及未來道路的彷徨。大家的心結各有不同，卻都在跌撞中覺醒。 從15分鐘同名短片《倒倉》驚艷亮相，長片劇情在短片基礎上更扎實更豐富，新晉導演張裕笛以新鮮視角賦予了傳統戲曲前所未有的生命力，在青春與傳統之間，找到最動人的共振。