The Summer Book

The Summer Book

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 31, 2025

The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

The Summer Book

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 31, 2025

The Summer Book
The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.
Producers Helsinki Filmi, Free Range Films, High Frequency Entertainment, Case Study Films, Stille Productions, Hurst Capital, Craig Stilley Productions
Original title The Summer Book
Directors Charlie McDowell
Writers Robert Jones, Tove Jansson

Cast

Glenn Close

as Grandmother

Emily Matthews

as Sophia

Pekka Strang

as Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

as Mrs. Malander

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

as Eriksson