Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
Unfortunately the movie Summer Palace is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Lou Ye | Director |
| Writing | Lou Ye | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ma Yingli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mei Feng | Screenplay |
| Production | Lou Ye | Producer |
| Production | Nai An | Producer |
| Production | Sylvain Bursztejn | Producer |
| Production | Fang Li | Producer |
| Production | Helge Albers | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Peyman Yazdanian | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hua Qing | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lou Ye | Editor |
| Editing | Zeng Jian | Editor |
| Art | Liu Weixin | Production Design |
| Art | Liu Weixin | Art Direction |
| Art | Dorothee von Bodelschwingh | Art Direction |
