Edge of Summer

2024 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edge of Summer is a 2024 British coming-of-age[1] drama thriller film directed and written by Lucy Cohen, in her feature directorial debut. The film follows 11-year-old Evie who arrives in Cornwall in August 1991 for a holiday with her mother, but she is unprepared for what awaits.

Directed byLucy Cohen[1]
Written byLucy Cohen
Produced byJulia Nottingham
Ariadne Kotsaki[1]
StarringFlora Hylton[1]
Joel Sefton-Iongi[1]
Josie Walker[1]
Nichola Burley[1]
Steffan Rhodri[1]
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Edge of Summer
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Directed byLucy Cohen[1]
Written byLucy Cohen
Produced byJulia Nottingham
Ariadne Kotsaki[1]
StarringFlora Hylton[1]
Joel Sefton-Iongi[1]
Josie Walker[1]
Nichola Burley[1]
Steffan Rhodri[1]
CinematographyRachel Clark[1]
Edited byMichael Aaglund[1]
Music byHutch Demouilpied[1]
Production
companies
Dorothy St Pictures[1]
BBC Film
Release date
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2 million[2]
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The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024.

Cast

Production

Development of Edge of Summer began on 2018, with a meeting with BBC Film’s then-commissioning executive, now director, Eva Yates. Filming took place in Pendeen and Falmouth in Cornwall for five weeks in August 2022.[2]

Release

Edge of Summer first premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024.[3] It had its European premiere at Munich Film Festival on 29 June 2024 , followed by Dinard British Film Festival,[4] Film LUCAS Film Festival,[5] Film Fest Gent , Seminci International Film Festival , Cameraimage and other festivals across Europe.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[6]

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