Edge of Summer

Edge of Summer is a 2024 British coming-of-age drama thriller film directed and written by Lucy Cohen, in her feature directorial debut. The film follows 11-year-old Evie who arrives in Cornwall in August 1991 for a holiday with her mother, but she is unprepared for what awaits.
The film premiered at the Glasgow [Film Festival] 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
Steffan Rhodri as Tony
Production

Development of Edge of Summer began on 2018, with a meeting with BBC Film’s then-commissioning executive, now director, Eva Yates. Filming took place in Pendeen and Falmouth in Cornwall for five weeks on August 2022.

Release

Edge of Summer first premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024. It had it's European premiere at Munich Film Festival on 29 June, 2024 , followed by Dinard British Film Festival, Film LUCAS Film Festival, Film Fest Gent , Seminci International Film Festival , Cameraimage and other festivals across Europe.

Edge of Summer

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