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End of Summer

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In the Swedish summer of the late 90s, 14-year-old Vera's refusal to let her little brother Billy accompany her results in his inexplicable disappearance. Two decades later, a hauntingly familiar young man brings Vera back to her childhood home, where she's driven to unravel the mystery of Billy's fate. The truth might fracture her world forever.

It’s a beautiful late summer evening in southern Sweden in the late 90s. Fourteen-year-old Vera is riding her bicycle on the remote farm on which she lives. Her younger brother, five-year-old Billy, insists on coming with her. She doesn’t want to take him and sends Billy home. Billy vanishes without a trace and the whole community joins the family to search for him. No trace is found, and the search is eventually called off. 20 years later, Vera now a grief counsellor, meets a young man whose story and appearance strongly resembles that of her missing brother. She returns home to find answers. Vera is determined to discover what really happened to Billy, though her determination to uncover the truth is not shared by all her family. Nothing can prepare Vera for quite how shattering the truth will be.

Genres

Thriller, Nordic Noir, Crime, Drama

Duration

6 x 55'

Language

Swedish

Cast

Julia Ragnarsson, Erik Enge, Vilhelm Blomgren, Torkel Petersson, Henrik Norlén

Director

Henrik Georgsson, Jens Jonsson

Scriptwriter

Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg

Production Company

Harmonica Films

Production Year

2023

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Based on the award-winning crime novels by former police officer Anders de la Motte, End of Summer is a masterfully crafted tale of suspense, family secrets, and haunting truths. The stellar cast, led by Julia Ragnarsson (Paradis City, Blinded, The Bridge), Erik Enge (Tigers, Black Crab, A Life’s Worth), Vilhelm Blomgren (Midsommar, Top Dog, Clark), and Henrik Norlén (Åre Murders, The Evil Next Door, Modus), brings the complex characters to life with compelling performances.

Directed by Henrik Georgsson (The Bridge, Marcella, Wisting, Grace) and Jens Jonsson (The Doctrine, Blinded, Young Wallander, Jägarna), with writing by Björn Carlström (Jägarna, False Trail) and Stefan Thunberg (Jägarna, Beck, Love Me, Wallander), End of Summer is produced by Per Janérus (Jägarna, The War Game, False Trail) for Harmonica Films.