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I Hate Summer

2020 · 105 min

A gentle, sun-drenched comedy that sneaks up on you with warmth and a bittersweet undertow, like a holiday you don't want to end.

Directed by
Massimo Venier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Overview
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.

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Directed by
Massimo Venier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • grief
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Massimo Venier
Written by
Michele Pellegrini, Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Davide Lantieri
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Lucia Mascino, Carlotta Natoli, Maria Di Biase, Carlo Luca De Ruggieri, Francesco Brandi
Music
Brunori Sas
Cinematography
Vittorio Omodei Zorini
Runtime
105 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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