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The Summer Book

The Summer Book
★ 7.2/10•2025•1h 34m•14•Drama

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.

Charlie McDowell · Director

Robert Jones · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 31, 2025
Budget$5,000,000

Actors

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Grandmother

Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie

Father

Emily Matthews

Sophia

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Eriksson

Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

Sophia Heikkilä

Mrs. Malander

Theo Zilliacus

Tofer

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