The Summer Book

2024, Film, 90 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 67

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.

Directed by Charlie McDowell

Cast

• Emily Matthews as Sophia
• Glenn Close as Grandmother
• Anders Danielsen Lie as Father
• Ingvar Sigurdsson as Eriksson
• Pekka Strang as Mr. Malander
• Sophia Heikkilä as Mrs. Malander
• Theo Zilliacus as Tofer

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