There is the film we see. The film we retell, talk about. Then the film we critique, the film we analyze. These come afterwards. But there is also the film we accompany.

- Raymond Bellour,

There are few films that makes you feel part of the family, there are even fewer that gives you a chance to witness history, and its only in a film like ‘A brighter Summer day’ that you witness history through its effect on individuals lives. It’s only when one is love, or in danger, or in a state of stress or anxiety that one cannot express his feeling and experience- a loss of words grip you and you cannot define the structure to what you perceive.

A Brighter Summer Day is a story about a country, a story about a state, a story about a town, a story about a family, and a story about an individual; in short, it’s a story about me and you and everyone we know. It’s film about being an observer, watching movements, and being a witness to mise-en-scene that appear rigid on the outside, but once we give it time it flows and takes shape in the heart and mind of anyone who is willing to be the container.