The Summer Book

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2025 · 94 min · Drama · TMDB 7.3/10

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.

Directed by Charlie McDowell

Cast

• Glenn Close — Grandmother
• Anders Danielsen Lie — Father
• Emily Matthews — Sophia
• Ingvar E. Sigurðsson — Eriksson
• Pekka Strang — Mr. Malander