Summer Scars

• Simon Rieth
• 104 min
• France
• 2022
• Fiction

Brotherly love with a twist portrayed through sun-drenched, summertime sensualism, magical realism, and hip sportswear wardrobe in debut that’s just as captivating as disturbing.

It’s been ten years since brothers Tony and Noé quickly left their home on the wild French west coast. Now, they are around twenty years old and back for their father’s funeral. It turns out to be a sensuous summer full of parties, hormone-driven hangouts and a reunion with the childhood crush Cassandra. But memories from what once happened jut in, especially since the consequences have tied the brothers to each other for ever, in a violent way. Simon Rieth debuts with a super-stylish, hyper-realist story with elements of fantasy, about dangerous brotherly rivalry, but also about powerful love and unhealthy addiction. And the martial arts stars Raymond and Simon Baur, playing leading roles, are just as easy in their bodies as in the beguiling clothes.

- Camilla Larsson

• Drama
• Kärlek
• Familj
• Våld
• Magi
• Debut