The Summer Book

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Charlie McDowell

Director

Glenn Close

Grandmother

Anders Danielsen Lie

Father

Emily Matthews

Sophia

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Eriksson

Pekka Strang

Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

Mrs. Malander

Theo Zilliacus

Tofer

Charlie McDowell

Director

Glenn Close

Grandmother

Anders Danielsen Lie

Father

Emily Matthews

Sophia

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Eriksson

Pekka Strang

Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

Mrs. Malander

Theo Zilliacus

Tofer

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