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The Summer Book

Name: The Summer Book
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-01-31
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (33 Votes)

2025 EN 94 min

Overview

The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

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Release date

31/01/2025

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2.4

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

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Runtime

94 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Glenn Close

Grandmother

Anders Danielsen Lie

Father

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Emily Matthews

Sophia

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Eriksson

Pekka Strang

Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

Mrs. Malander

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Theo Zilliacus

Tofer

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Intergenerational stories told through books and film – especially those involving touching interactions between grandparents and grandchildren – are longtime family favorites beloved for their inspiration, endearment and exploration of significant life lessons. One popular offering in this vein is The Summer Book, a 1972 novel by Swedish-Finnish author Tove Jansson, the foundation for this latest cinematic project from director Charlie McDowell. This fictional tale, based on members of Jansson’s own family, tells the story of a recently widowed father (Anders Danielsen Lie) who spends the sum…

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