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Summer 1993 (2017)

Summer 1993 poster
Original title
Estiu 1993
Directed by
Carla Simón
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 226 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A six year old girl named Frida goes to live with her aunt, uncle and cousin for the summer of 1993. The film follows her as she adjusts to her new family and surroundings.

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What happens

Summer 1993 (Catalan: Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón. The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten) Best First Feature Award. The movie centers around a six year old girl named Frida who is sent to live with her aunt, uncle and cousin during the summer of 1993. It was chosen as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but in the end it was not nominated for an award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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