''Edge of Summer'' is a 2024 British

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directed and written by Lucy Cohen, in her feature directorial debut. The film follows 11-year-old Evie who arrives in

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in August 1991 for a holiday with her mother, but she is unprepared for what awaits. The film premiered at the

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on 8 March 2024.

Cast

* Flora Hylton as Evie, a 11-year old girl * Joel Sefton-Iongi as Adam, a local boy * Josie Walker as Yvonne * Nichola Burley as Debbie *

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as Tony

Production

Development of ''Edge of Summer'' began on 2018, with a meeting with

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’s then-commissioning executive, now director, Eva Yates. Filming took place in

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and Falmouth in

for five weeks on August 2022.

Release

''Edge of Summer'' first premiered at the

on 8 March 2024. The film also premiered at the Dinard British Film Festival on 2 October 2024, and the LUCAS Film Festival on 8 October 2024.

Reception

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21151850 2024 films British independent films British coming-of-age drama films British coming-of-age films British thriller films British drama films 2024 independent films 2020s British films 2020s coming-of-age drama films 2020s coming-of-age films English-language independent films English-language drama films English-language thriller films BBC Film films Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Films shot in Cornwall