David Gentile about MY SUMMER WITH THE SHARK

“Melting ice-cream dripping over your fingers”

13-year-old Walter has just lost his father and has a long summer ahead with nothing to do but giving his mum an angry eye and wandering along the coast. His attention is caught by a mysterious, seemingly abandoned villa with a gigantic swimming pool. Something is moving in the murky waters… We’re having a shark in a young audience movie, and yet it’s not a horror story. On the contrary, there’s a certain melancholy over the film, that comes with pale colours and scorching sunlight. 

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