Summer (2008)
- Directed by
- Kenneth Glenaan
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lively and wayward man confronts his own aging and mortality when his best friend becomes terminally ill. His first love reappears, forcing him to reckon with past choices and buried memories from his childhood.
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What happens
Summer is a 2008 film directed by Kenneth Glenaan and starring Robert Carlyle and Rachael Blake. It tells the story of a lively and wayward man coming to terms with the realities of age and death. Shaun (Carlyle) has to confront past demons as his first love re-appears and his best friend, Daz, is terminally ill. The film is set mainly in the present and includes reflections on his childhood in flashbacks. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of 9 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Strong sensitive performances in this low-budget British drama illuminate this tough gritty picture." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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