The Summer Book (2024) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2024 · 90 mins · English

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Directed by

Charlie McDowell

Starring

Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie, Sophia Heikkilä, Pekka Strang, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Emily Matthews

Budget

$5M

Sophia, an eight-year-old girl, spends the summer with her father and grandmother at their family’s summer house on a small island in the Gulf of Finland. The time together is bittersweet, as they navigate the grief following the recent loss of Sophia’s mother. The grandmother, nearing the end of her life, forms a special bond with Sophia as they both cope with their sadness in unique ways. It's a tender story about family, loss, and finding solace in shared moments.