Summer of 85
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“Whoever dies first, the other promises to dance on his grave.”
What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.
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France Channel
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Plex Channel
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Cast
16 people
Félix Lefebvre
Alexis Robin
Known for
Hearts on Fire
All to Play For
Benjamin Voisin
David Gorman
Known for
Lost Illusions
The Stranger
Philippine Velge
Kate
Known for
Station Eleven
Jurassic World Rebirth
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Madame Gorman
Known for
Human Capital
Like Crazy
Melvil Poupaud
Mr. Lefèvre
Known for
Laurence Anyways
By the Grace of God
Isabelle Nanty
Madame Robin
Known for
Amélie
The Tuche Family
Laurent Fernandez
Mr. Robin
Known for
No Limit
Penny Pincher!
Aurore Broutin
The Educator
Known for
The Flood
Outside Satan
Bruno Lochet
Bernard
Known for
Superchondriac
Five
Yoann Zimmer
Luc
Known for
Return to Seoul
Home Front
Antoine Simony
Chris
Known for
The Cage
Barbara
Patrick Zimmermann
The Judge
Also in
In Her Name
By the Grace of God
François Ozon Director · Aidan Chambers Author Jean-Benoît Dunckel Composer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $6.9M · United States release June 18, 2021
Box office
Budget
$6,900,000
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Mandarin Production
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
FOZ
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Playtime
Production
RTBF
Production
Music Box Films
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Été 85
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Belgium · July 14, 2020
Limited theatrical
France · July 14, 2020
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 2021
Theatrical
Australia
March 13, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Austria
July 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 5, 2021 · TV · Be 1
Brazil
November 19, 2020 · Theatrical · Festival Varilux de Cinema Francês
July 28, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Canada
September 13, 2020 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 27, 2020 · Premiere · VIFF
November 20, 2020 · Digital · Cinéma en ligne
Czechia
October 1, 2020 · Theatrical
France
April 3, 2021 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
January 28, 2022 · TV · OCS Max
May 29, 2022 · TV · France 2
June 26, 2024 · TV · Arte
Germany
July 1, 2021 · Theatrical
June 26, 2024 · TV · Arte
Greece
August 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 4, 2020 · Digital
Israel
August 5, 2021
Italy
June 3, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
August 20, 2021 · Digital
Luxembourg
July 14, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
July 14, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
September 24, 2020 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 24, 2020 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 24, 2020 · Theatrical
Spain
October 9, 2020 · Theatrical
February 12, 2021 · Digital · FILMIN
Sweden
August 6, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 22, 2020 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 15, 2020 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
December 18, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 23, 2020 · Theatrical
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