Summer's End

TV Movie
19991999
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

457

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Drama Family

A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

457

YOUR RATING

Director
- Helen Shaver
Writers
- Grant Scharbo(screenplay)
- Jim Thompson(screenplay)
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Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations

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Brendan Fletcher and Wendy Crewson in 'Summer's End'

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4/10

Here comes trouble...

Trouble comes in the form of a retired black man, to a small lakeside community. Almost immediately he is confronted by prejudice and hate. Two local brothers then come to terms with their hatred and tolerance over the racial situation. One brother wants to learn more about the man while the other couldn't care less. The movie is narrated by one of the brothers and proudly calls the black man friend. Its interesting to see how two brothers diverge and differ in their feelings even tho they are from the same house. Their mother too has an opinion of her own and in the end the black man is invited to dinner to meet her family and hear what he has to say. Altho the black man decides he can't live in a community that is openly racial, he does decide to give it a chance. Grade C

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