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The Summer Book
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Title: The Summer Book

Release Date: 31 Jan 2025

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama

Director: Free Range Films, Case Study Films, Stille Productions, High Frequency Entertainment, Hurst Capital, Helsinki-filmi, Craig Stilley Productions

Production Companies: Free Range Films, Case Study Films, Stille Productions, High Frequency Entertainment, Hurst Capital, Helsinki-filmi, Craig Stilley Productions

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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Average Vote: 7 (1 votes)

Cast

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