Nighttime Sounds
2025 film by Zhang Zhongchen
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Nighttime Sounds (你的眼睛比太阳明亮, Nǐ de yǎnjīng bǐ tàiyáng míngliàng, lit. Your eyes are brighter than the sun) is a 2025 film by Chinese director Zhang Zhongchen. It premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September.[1]
- Zhang Zhongchen
- Li Zhigang
- Chen Halin
- Li Yanxi
- Gu Hanru
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| Directed by | Zhang Zhongchen |
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| Produced by | Chen Kunyang |
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| Cinematography | Chang Reagon |
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| Music by | Chen Retoy |
Production company | Beijing San Yue Culture Media Co. |
| Distributed by | HKIFF Collection |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | cn |
Synopsis
The film is set in Maozhuang Village and follows a girl named Qing and her mother. One day, Qing meets a pale boy looking for his own lost mother, after which the two set out trying to find her.[1]
Critical reception
For Nighttime Sounds, Zhang won a best director award in the Fei Mu, or emerging filmmakers category, of the Pingyao International Film Festival.[2]
The Film Verdict called the film an "engrossing magical realist tale from the Chinese hinterlands" with "An arty, expressive mix of social realism and the metaphysical."[3]
Screendaily called the film a "Confident, lyrical drama."[4]