August to students, happy summer break; to me, birthday month with many gatherings and gifts; to Zhang Zhehan, the Chinese actor, well-planned political frame-up followed by massive cyberbullying, destroyed Zhang's acting career.
Zhang, however, in this documentary "August", presents the magnificent landscape of China, illustrate the touching stories of the people he met on the way cycling from Yunnan to Lhasa. From the image to the content, from the lighting to the sound & music, demonstrate the power of nature, the power of life.
I was really touched by the completion of this documentary including the flow of story told and the delivery of core message. It is even impressive especially for this is Zhang's first documentary as a director and story teller at the same time.