Summer White (2020)

Original title

Blanco de Verano

Directed by

Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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