# 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:** 25 Jun 2026

**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:** Yes

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

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

### 2026-07-10 (Friday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-10 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86777)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-11 (Saturday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-11 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86797)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-12 (Sunday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-12 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86822)  (OmU)
- **[Hackesche Höfe Filmtheater](/cinemas/1-hackesche-hofe-filmtheater.md) (Mitte):** [2026-07-12 11:15](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/hackesche-hoefe-kino/vorstellung/901516)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-13 (Monday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-13 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86852)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-14 (Tuesday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-14 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86872)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-15 (Wednesday)

- **[Delphi Lux](/cinemas/100-delphi-lux.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-07-15 14:10](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1001-86898)  (OmU)

### 2026-07-23 (Thursday)

- **[Freiluftkino Hasenheide](/cinemas/137-freiluftkino-hasenheide.md) (Neukölln, Open-Air):** [2026-07-23 18:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/freiluftkino-hasenheide/vorstellung/900141)  (OmU)