Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, The Summer Book follows an intergenerational family spending a transformative summer at their rustic vacation home on an unspoiled, remote island in the Gulf of Finland.

At her family’s home on a Finnish island, young Sophia explores the natural world with her grieving father (Anders Danielsen Lie), and grandmother (Glenn Close), who is nearing the end of her life. Exploring the islet, they talk about life, nature and everything but their feelings about Sophia's mother's death and their love for one another.

By the end of the summer, emotional wounds are healed, bonds are deepened, and the grandmother is able to leave this life peacefully.

“A haiku of a movie, conveying profound thoughts about time, memory, loss, and nature” – RogerEbert.com