---
title: 'Summer (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenneth Glenaan'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/summer-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198144/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Summer (2008)

2008 · 95 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Summer is a 2008 film directed by Kenneth Glenaan and starring Robert Carlyle and Rachael Blake. It tells the story of a lively and wayward man coming to terms with the realities of age and death. Shaun (Carlyle) has to confront past demons as his first love re-appears and his best friend, Daz, is terminally ill. The film is set mainly in the present and includes reflections on his childhood in flashbacks. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of 9 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Strong sensitive performances in this low-budget British drama illuminate this tough gritty picture."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenneth Glenaan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-glenaan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen McKeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mckeon)

## Cast

- [Stuart Wolfenden](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-wolfenden)
- [Rachael Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachael-blake)
- [Steve Evets](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-evets)
- [George Costigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-costigan)
- [Michael Socha](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-socha)
- [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle)
- [Lauren Socha](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-socha)
- [Kate Dickie](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-dickie)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/summer-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7637240); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.