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Before Summer Ends

Original title: Avant la fin de l'été
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Before Summer Ends (2017)
ComedyDocumentary

After five years of study in Paris, Arash hasn't adapted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Hoping to change his mind, two friends drag him away on a final trip across France... Read allAfter five years of study in Paris, Arash hasn't adapted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Hoping to change his mind, two friends drag him away on a final trip across France.After five years of study in Paris, Arash hasn't adapted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Hoping to change his mind, two friends drag him away on a final trip across France.

  • Director
    • Maryam Goormaghtigh
  • Writers
    • Maryam Goormaghtigh
    • Christian Tarabini
  • Stars
    • Arash
    • Ashkan
    • Hossein
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    318
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maryam Goormaghtigh
    • Writers
      • Maryam Goormaghtigh
      • Christian Tarabini
    • Stars
      • Arash
      • Ashkan
      • Hossein
    • 1User review
    • 63Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Arash
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    Charlotte
    • Charlotte
    Michèle
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    • Director
      • Maryam Goormaghtigh
    • Writers
      • Maryam Goormaghtigh
      • Christian Tarabini
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    A subtle marvel

    Arash has decided to leave Paris and return home to Iran. His friends Hossein and Ashkan suggest that they all take a trip through France before he leaves. The film follows the three friends as they travel south from Paris by car, mostly camping at night. They tease each other, talk about France and Iran and life as an emigre, quote poetry, and try to meet women (eventually joining the musicians Charlotte and Michèle, who accompany them for awhile).

    The film's laid-back, elegiac tone and the empathetic presentation of its characters are done so deftly and with such economy of means that it can be easy to overlook how beautifully they are achieved. We come to see that each of the main characters is at a crossroad in his life and none of them is quite sure whether his heart lies in Iran, in France, or somewhere between. We also see a part of France rarely presented in films: the small towns of la France profonde. One of the running jokes is that we twice hear a train whistle off-sceen and anticipate that a TGV will soon be roaring past, only to see a freight train come trundling through. It is a pleasure to be in the company of Arash, Ashkan, and Hossein as they try to figure our their lives and Life. The relationship of the three with the two musicians is again so delicately and deftly done that it is a true pleasure to watch.

    This warm, humane film is a joy.

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    • Quotes

      Arash: I don't know about you but I've been doomed since childhood.

      Hossein: Why?

      Arash: They used to call me the son of the devil.

      Hossein: Why?

      Arash: Whenever I heard the call to prayer or religious hymns, I would hide behind the drapes and start screaming.

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 2017 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • French distribution's official site
      • Movie official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Antes de que termine el verano
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Intermezzo Films S.A.
      • 4A4 Productions
      • Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,046
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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