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May in the Summer

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 39m
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5.7/10
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May returns to her childhood home in Jordan for her wedding. Shortly after reuniting with her sisters and their long-since divorced parents, myriad familial and cultural conflicts lead May t... Read allMay returns to her childhood home in Jordan for her wedding. Shortly after reuniting with her sisters and their long-since divorced parents, myriad familial and cultural conflicts lead May to question the big step she is about to take.May returns to her childhood home in Jordan for her wedding. Shortly after reuniting with her sisters and their long-since divorced parents, myriad familial and cultural conflicts lead May to question the big step she is about to take.

  • Director
    • Cherien Dabis
  • Writer
    • Cherien Dabis
  • Stars
    • Cherien Dabis
    • Alaadin Khasawneh
    • Alia Shawkat
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    863
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cherien Dabis
    • Writer
      • Cherien Dabis
    • Stars
      • Cherien Dabis
      • Alaadin Khasawneh
      • Alia Shawkat
    • 7User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    May In The Summer: Are You Going Around Telling Everybody (French)
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    Cherien Dabis
    Cherien Dabis
    • May
    Alaadin Khasawneh
    • Immigration officer
    Alia Shawkat
    Alia Shawkat
    • Dalia
    Nadine Malouf
    Nadine Malouf
    • Yasmine
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Nadine
    Tarek Shafakoj
    • Issam
    Ali Elyan
    • Uncle Walid
    Mary Nuqul
    • Aunt Hanan
    Sima Salti
    • Aunt Ima
    Ritu Singh Pande
    Ritu Singh Pande
    • Anu
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Edward
    Olga Nicholas Michenina
    • Seamstress
    Nasri Sayegh
    • Tamer
    Elie Mitri
    • Karim
    Haifa Agha
    • Oum Ziad
    Samual Kakish
    • Church Preacher
    Ibrahim Chawki
    • Older Churchgoer
    Aisha Ishawi
    • Female Churchgoer #1
    • Director
      • Cherien Dabis
    • Writer
      • Cherien Dabis
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Quotes

      Nadine: Since you were a baby... every time you cried, I cried. Especially you, because you never cried.

    • Crazy credits
      The last scene of May looking out over Amman continues behind the first part of the credits.
    • Soundtracks
      Shim El Yasmine
      Lyrics written by Hamed Sinno and music by Mashrou Leila

      Performed by Mashrou Leila

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    May in the Summer: a Charming Story in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
    Cinema has changed. And watching movies these days is getting more and more like reading books in the old days. Just better, on my opinion, because images can be much stronger than words. They could have no equal: they can strike us the strongest, give us the greatest deal of immediate informations or go the deepest and last the longest into our brain.

    I loved this movie for a lot of reasons. But one of them, apparently, is that it shows Amman and Jordan. I know how this could sound stupid and I know that if someone wants to see images from these places he could just check on the Internet.

    But when May arrives to her mother's place and stops to give a look to the city I thought 'So, this is Amman!' and I felt strangely interested: a place we all have heard of, so far, so alien… seeing people living there, having fun, dancing, driving, going shopping and falling in love put all the elements of this movie under a peculiar light.

    Anyway, besides that, it's a really good story, very feminine, very human and sincere. Cherien Dabis is an amazing writer, director and performer, all the cast did great and the film is beautiful. Would it have taken place, let's say in Ohio, however, I don't think it would have just been the same for me.
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    • Jan 27, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2013 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Jordan
      • Qatar
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El verano de May
    • Filming locations
      • Jordan(location)
    • Production companies
      • Displaced Pictures
      • Anonymous Content
      • Durga Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,004
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,157
      • Sep 1, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $232,855
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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