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Summer White (2020)

Summer White poster
Original title
Blanco de Verano
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mother and her 13-year-old son navigate their relationship during a summer in Mexico. The film follows their days together as they deal with the tensions and changes between them.

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What happens

Summer White (Blanco de verano) is a 2020 Mexican drama in Spanish that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It is rated 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was slated for wide release in France on June 23, 2021. It is a coming of age film about Valeria and her 13-year old son Rodrigo. Some critics praise the new director while others think it is unable to create a compelling character study. It runs for 87 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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