Summer of 85
Whoever dies first, the other promises to dance on his grave.
What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s?A best friend?A lifelong teen pact?Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike?Living life at breakneck speed?No.You dream of death.Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying.
- Director
- François Ozon
- Worldwide
- $4M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.
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Box Office & Release
Summer of 85 returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Jul 14, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- Belgium, France
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