# The Summer Book (2026)

**German title:** Das Sommerbuch


**Genres:** Drama

**Duration:** 94 min

**IMDb:** [6.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26940053/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.4](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-summer-book/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 81%, Popcornmeter: no votes yet](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_summer_book)

## Description

A young girl, Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends the summer with her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) and grandmother (Glenn Close) on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, as the family grapples with the recent death of Sophia's mother.

## Details

**Premiere:** 26 Jun 2026 (in 3 days)

**Director:** Charlie McDowell

**Cast:** Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie, Emily Matthews, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Pekka Strang, Sophia Heikkilä, Theo Zilliacus

**Countries:** Finland, United Kingdom, United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDYcCHgDdfI)

## Showtimes in Leipzig in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-06-26 (Friday)

- **[Passage Kinos](/cinemas/396-passage-kinos.md) (Mitte):** [2026-06-26 18:20](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino-leipzig/passage-kinos-leipzig/vorstellung/460826)  (OmU)

### 2026-06-28 (Sunday)

- **[Passage Kinos](/cinemas/396-passage-kinos.md) (Mitte):** [2026-06-28 18:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino-leipzig/passage-kinos-leipzig/vorstellung/460827)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-01 (Wednesday)

- **[Passage Kinos](/cinemas/396-passage-kinos.md) (Mitte):** [2026-07-01 18:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino-leipzig/passage-kinos-leipzig/vorstellung/460828)  (OmU)