Edge of Summer

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Edge of Summer
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Directed byLucy Cohen [1]
Written byLucy Cohen
Produced byJulia Nottingham
Ariadne Kotsaki [1]
StarringFlora Hylton [1]
Joel Sefton-Iongi [1]
Josie Walker [1]
Nichola Burley [1]
Steffan Rhodri [1]
CinematographyRachel Clark [1]
Edited byMichael Aaglund [1]
Music byHutch Demouilpied [1]
Production
companies
Dorothy St Pictures [1]
BBC Film
Release date
Running time
98 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom [1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2 million [2]

Edge of Summer is a 2024 British coming-of-age [1] drama thriller film directed and written by Lucy Cohen, in her feature directorial debut. The film follows 11-year-old Evie who arrives in Cornwall in August 1991 for a holiday with her mother, but she is unprepared for what awaits.

Contents

The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024.

Cast

Production

Development of Edge of Summer began on 2018, with a meeting with BBC Film’s then-commissioning executive, now director, Eva Yates. Filming took place in Pendeen and Falmouth in Cornwall for five weeks on August 2022. [2]

Release

Edge of Summer first premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024. [3] The film also premiered at the Dinard British Film Festival on 2 October 2024, [4] and the LUCAS Film Festival on 8 October 2024. [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Baughan, Nikki. "'Edge Of Summer': Glasgow Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  2. 1 2 Tabbara, Mona. "'Edge Of Summer' filmmakers on moving from docs to fiction, shooting in Cornwall and having babies while making a film". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Dorothy St Pictures | The secret is out! @lupipcohen drama directorial debut EDGE OF SUMMER will be premiering at Glasgow Film Festival on March 8th. This... | Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. ↑ Tabbara, Mona. "'Bird', 'Bring Them Down' join line-up of Dinard Festival Of British & Irish Film 2024". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  5. ↑ "EDGE OF SUMMER". LUCAS – Internationales Festival für junge Filmfans. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Edge of Summer | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
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