Summer Games (2011)

A twelve-year-old boy from an abusive, dysfunctional family meets a kindred spirit during a summer holiday by the sea.

Director:

Rolando Colla

Writers:

Rolando Colla, Roberto Scarpetti

Stars:

Fiorella Campanella, Armando Condolucci, Alessia Barela

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fiorella Campanella	...	Marie
Armando Condolucci	...	Nic
Alessia Barela	...	Adriana
Antonio Merone	...	Vincenzo
Roberta Fossile	...	Madre di Marie
Marco D'Orazi	...	Agostino
Aaron Hitz	...	Moritz
Monica Cervini	...	Paola
Francesco Huang	...	Lee
Chiara Scolari	...	Patty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giorgio Gobbi	...	Direttore campeggio
Cristina Puccinelli	...	Insegnante acqua gym

Storyline

The story of an adult and a teenage couple during a brief summer holiday by the sea. While Nic's parents remain trapped in a precarious mutual dependency despite repeated attempts at reconciliation, their 12-year-old son tries to come to terms with his father's traumatizing violent outbursts in games with other children. He tries to teach Marie, who is of his age and suffers from her own relationship with her father, to feel nothing. In fact, both of them are transformed by their experience of the joys and pains of first love. A film about the first steps towards a life of one's own.

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Plot Keywords:

summer holiday | first love | bare chested boy | child | damage | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

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Trivia

Switzerland's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.

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Details

Country:

Switzerland France

Language:

Italian French

Release Date:

8 February 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

A nyár játékai

Filming Locations:

Marina di Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arsam International, Classic, Peacock Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min 101 min (PAL)

Color:

Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1