Summer's End (1999)

Directed by

Helen Shaver

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

G

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage brothers in a small Georgia town are coping with the death of their father. One of them becomes friends with an African-American doctor who is dealing with racial prejudice.

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What happens

Summer's End is a 1999 drama television film directed by Helen Shaver (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay by Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson, based on a story by Scharbo. The film tells the story of two teenage brothers who have lost their father, one of which befriends an African-American physician facing racial prejudice in a small town in Georgia. The film premiered on Showtime on February 28, 1999. It received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children's special and also best actor (James Earl Jones). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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