The Summer Book (2025)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 31, 2025Release Date
The Summer Book (2025)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 31, 2025Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Glenn Close
Grandmother
Anders Danielsen Lie
Father
Emily Matthews
Sophia
Pekka Strang
Mr. Malander
Sophia Heikkilä
Mrs. Malander
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Eriksson
Aleksi Bardy
Producer
Helen Vinogradov
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 31, 2025
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Budget$5,000,000
Filming LocationsPorvoo · Kotka · Espoo, Finland
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
grandparent grandchild relationship
death of mother
Wiki.
The Summer Book is a 2024 drama film directed by Charlie McDowell, written by Robert Jones, and starring Glenn Close, Emily Matthews, and Anders Danielsen Lie. It is based on Tove Jansson's 1972 novel of the same title. A co-production of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Finland, the film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2024.