Summerland

2020

99 mins

Directed by Jessica Swale
78%
73%
14+
Drama
War

BAFTA nominee Gemma Arterton (Their Finest) plays an independent folklore investigator who finds herself responsible for a young evacuee after... More

BAFTA nominee Gemma Arterton (Their Finest) plays an independent folklore investigator who finds herself responsible for a young evacuee after the London Blitz.

Alice (Arterton) secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic. Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past. When spirited young Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee from the London Blitz, is dumped into her irritable care, his innocence and curiosity awaken Alice’s deeply buried emotions. Bravely embracing life’s miraculous unpredictability, Alice learns that wounds may be healed, second chances do occur, and that, just perhaps - magic really does exist.

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Summerland | Ratings & Reviews

78_%129 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
73_%11 reviews
Audience score rating
14+Age suitability
Children & Media rating

"Has the feel of sentimental historical fiction, the kind of decorous novel that's a dime a dozen as Brit TV miniseries material."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Successfully combines an intelligent feminist fable and a lesbian love story with a slick period tearjerker."

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Empire Magazine

"One of those sapfests that flatters our modern attitudes by introducing them to our primitive ancestors."

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A.V. Club

"A soft-centered pastoral drama that' stretches a suspension of disbelief beyond the breaking point."

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Rolling Stone

"A thumb to suck in troubled times... offers a digit of nostalgia that many viewers will latch onto with something approaching relief."

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The New York Times

"A warm drama never afraid of a little magic."

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IndieWire

"Arterton, Mbatha-Raw, and the child actors ... bring such commitment and integrity to their characterizations that one is inclined not just to hang in there but to root for them all."

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