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Summer of 2000 (2023)

Summer of 2000 poster
Original title
Été 2000
Directed by
Virginie Nolin
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
20 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl's growing understanding of her own identity is shaken after she experiences an assault. The film follows her struggle to cope with the emotional consequences.

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What happens

Summer of 2000 (French: Été 2000) is a Canadian coming-of-age drama short film, directed by Virginie Nolin and Laurence Olivier and released in 2023. The film centres on Sarah (Millie-Jeanne Drouin), a young girl whose emerging sense of identity, and understanding of love and sexuality, are disrupted when she is forced to deal with the aftermath of being assaulted. The cast also includes Jeana Arseneau, William St-Louis and Dylan Walsh. The film premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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