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《在浪中》是导演 Nguyen Phuong Mai 的长片处女作，改编自 AJ Dungo 的同名图像小说。本片受邀担任今年戛纳影评人周的开幕片，是史上首部获此殊荣的动画片，令众多观众潸然泪下。影片以海滩秀美的加州冲浪圈为背景，讲述害羞的亚裔美国高中生 AJ 爱上浪尖上最耀眼的女孩 Kristen，并与她一同成长的故事。从笨拙的初次相遇到爱情逐渐成熟，两人萌生的化学反应始终令人会心一笑、感同身受。然而，那些闪耀的日子迎来意想不到的转折，悲伤与爱如潮水般涌来又退去。在这一切之中，《在浪中》静静凝视着那些终究不会褪色的东西。
Nguyen Phuong Mai is a Vietnamese director who studied animation at Gobelins and La Poudrière in France. She co-directed Brazen (2019), adapted from a graphic novel, and has collaborated on storyboarding and visual development for a number of animated films and series. Her short film My Home (2014) was shortlisted for the César Award and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In Waves is her feature directorial debut, and it opened Cannes Critics’ Week.
