Edge of Summer

Edge of Summer is a 2024 British coming-of-age^[1] 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.

Edge of Summer
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Directed by	Lucy Cohen[1]
Written by	Lucy Cohen
Produced by	Julia Nottingham Ariadne Kotsaki[1]
Starring	Flora Hylton[1] Joel Sefton-Iongi[1] Josie Walker[1] Nichola Burley[1] Steffan Rhodri[1]
Cinematography	Rachel Clark[1]
Edited by	Michael Aaglund[1]
Music by	Hutch Demouilpied[1]
Production companies	Dorothy St Pictures[1] BBC Film
Release date	8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) (Glasgow Film Festival)
Running time	98 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom[1]
Language	English
Budget	£2 million[2]

The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024.

Synopsis

When 11-year-old Evie arrives in Cornwall in August 1991 for a holiday with her mother, she is unprepared for what awaits. That’s not just local boy Adam, who stirs up exciting new feelings, but a set of discoveries that will begin to rip away her innocence.^[1]

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.^[2]

Release

Edge of Summer first premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 8 March 2024.^[3] The film also premiered at the Dinard British Film Festival on 2 October 2024,^[4] and the LUCAS Film Festival on 8 October 2024.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10.^[6]