

Summer of 85
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.9M
- Box office
- $3.6M
- Language
- French
- based on novel or book
- sailing
- normandy, france
- motorcycle
- teenage boy
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- burlesque
- summer job
- seaside town
- 1980s
- philosophical
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical18 Jun 2021
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1523 Oct 2020
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival13 Mar 2021
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival13 Sept 2020
- PremiereVIFF27 Sept 2020
- Digital / OTTCinéma en ligne20 Nov 2020
AustriaAT
- Theatrical20 Jul 2021
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical (limited)1214 Jul 2020
- TVBe 15 Aug 2021
BrazilBR
- TheatricalFestival Varilux de Cinema Francês19 Nov 2020
- Digital / OTT14VOD28 Jul 2021
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical1 Oct 2020
FranceFR
- Theatrical14 Jul 2020
- TVCanal+ Cinéma(s)3 Apr 2021
- TVOCS Max28 Jan 2022
- TVFrance 229 May 2022
- TVArte26 Jun 2024
GermanyDE
- Theatrical121 Jul 2021
- TVArte26 Jun 2024
GreeceGR
- TheatricalΚ-155 Aug 2021
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT154 Dec 2020
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Summer of 85 was released on 14 July 2020.
Audience reviews
3- S7/10
SWITCH.
3/18/2021
Francois Ozon's 'Summer of 85' is a bittersweet film, one that ultimately encourages its audience to embrace the joy and the heartache of first love, along with the ephemerality of having a life-changing presence in your life. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-summer-of-85-a-refreshingly-nuanced-coming-of-age-story
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/27/2022
Félix Lefebvre (who reminded me, here, of a young Charlie Hunnam in "Queer as Folk" (1999)) is sixteen year old "Alex" who takes his friend's dinghy out for a sail and gets caught in a thunderstorm that capsizes his boat. Luckily for him, Benjamin Voisin ("David") is nearby and tows him ashore and into his mother's recuperative bathtub! The next six weeks are now depicted in a cleverly interwoven mix of current and r…
- K8/10
kinrich30
8/30/2026
This was an incredibly good movie, although it really wouldn't be considered a happy ending, it does end on a hopeful note.
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