Summer (2008)
Shaun and Daz are vibrant kids, wasted by their experience of education. All they have is friendship and Shaun's first love Katy. From the moment Shaun steps into our world he is bound to lose. Labeled as a violent bully he destroys himself and Daz with him. Shaun has twelve years to reflect on an intense summer of love, sex and loyalty. But Daz's imminent death forces Shaun to confront his past.
- Date of release
- 2008-12-05
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Kenneth Glenaan
Casting
- Robert Carlyle — Shaun
- Steve Evets — Daz
- Rachael Blake — Katy
- Michael Socha — Daniel
- Kate Dickie — Janice
- Sean Kelly — Shaun as a teenager
- Jo Doherty — Daz as a teenager
- Joanna Tulej — Katy as a teenager
- Matthew Workman — Shaun as a child
- Christopher Russell — Daz as a child
- Bethan Davies — Katy as a child
- Julia Ford — Ann
Interesting facts
Summer is a 2008 film directed by Kenneth Glenaan and starring Robert Carlyle and Rachael Blake. It tells the story of a lively and wayward man coming to terms with the realities of age and death. Shaun (Carlyle) has to confront past demons as his first love re-appears and his best friend, Daz, is terminally ill. The film is set mainly in the present and includes reflections on his childhood in flashbacks. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of 9 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Strong sensitive performances in this low-budget British drama illuminate this tough gritty picture."
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