Once upon a time in a village, an old lady steals the rooster and the sun never rises again.

Once upon a time in a village, an old lady steals the rooster and the sun never rises again.

The beginning of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s when the first wave of the epidemic hit Brazil.

The beginning of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s when the first wave of the epidemic hit Brazil.

被导演张扬称为北京胡同故事的《向日葵》，讲述的是一个因为历史原因终止艺术梦想的父亲对儿子长达30多年关爱的故事。由于这种爱经历了中国社会转型的特殊时期，而片中的父亲更是一位因为残疾不能继续进行创作的画家，因此其艺术梦想的破灭使得他给儿子的是一种扭曲的爱。对此有评论家认为，这种扭曲的爱在计划经济的时代实际上是种相当普遍的常态，而儿子与父亲的对抗也是中国一代人的集体记忆。片中尽管父子的对抗依然存在，但父亲与家中孤独辞世棋友无言的对奕，最终形成了影片震撼人心的高潮。因此如果说向日葵迎着阳光而成长的话，那么人就是在亲情照耀下生生不息的活体。

本片延续了张扬在《洗澡》、《昨天》等影片中所呈现的中国式父子冲突与和解，以1976、1987和1999三年作横截面，勾勒出了北京一对普通父（孙海英）子（张凡、高歌、王海地）一路紧张但偶有温情的关系，母亲（陈冲）一直扮演中间调停人的角色。 　　爱好画画的父亲因历史原因没能成为艺术家，便强硬地给9岁的儿子定下“帮他成为画家”的人生目标，父子从此开始对抗；儿子长到叛逆的19岁时，一心想逃脱父亲的掌控，做过许多任性而为的事，但终败下阵来；30而立的儿子成为比父亲想象中还要优秀的艺术家，具备了与父亲对抗的资本，但他却心生对父亲的感激和愧疚，另一面，父亲也逐渐意识到，他多年来对儿子的教育方式存在问题。

The portrait of a young lady from the XIXth century falls in love with an art student and by escaping with him gets a very Cartesian investigator out of his routine.

The portrait of a young lady from the XIXth century falls in love with an art student and by escaping with him gets a very Cartesian investigator out of his routine.

Seventeen-year-old Leo has his life together in the high school hierarchy: drunken parties, decent grades, the popular girlfriend; and comes home to the loving bickering only a family can provide. But Leo experiences an identity crisis as he becomes increasingly attracted to his best friend, Boof. His well-groomed facade begins to crack and with every step Leo takes towards embracing his sexuality, he must also overcome the incessant, socialised homophobia of the boy’s locker room. Hopeful and romantic, this is an enticing drama about growing up with your heart stuck in your mouth. Featuring performances from fresh hot talent including Liam Mollica, Luke J. Morgan and a supporting turn from Elias Anton (Of an Age).

Seventeen-year-old Leo has his life together in the high school hierarchy: drunken parties, decent grades, the popular girlfriend; and comes home to the loving bickering only a family can provide. But Leo experiences an identity crisis as he becomes increasingly attracted to his best friend, Boof. His well-groomed facade begins to crack and with every step Leo takes towards embracing his sexuality, he must also overcome the incessant, socialised homophobia of the boy’s locker room. Hopeful and romantic, this is an enticing drama about growing up with your heart stuck in your mouth. Featuring performances from fresh hot talent including Liam Mollica, Luke J. Morgan and a supporting turn from Elias Anton (Of an Age).