Cruel Summer (2016)
- Directed by
- Phillip Escott, Craig Newman
- Genre
- drama, horror, thriller
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenager with autism is taken hostage by a group of young criminals. Their plan goes wrong and leads to increasingly violent and disturbing events.
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What happens
Cruel Summer is a 2016 British horror drama film written and directed by Phillip Escott and Craig Newman in their directorial debuts. It stars Danny Miller, Reece Douglas, Natalie Martins and Richard Pawulski. It premiered at FrightFest on August 27, 2016, and was released in the United States by Wild Eye Releasing on February 27, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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