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My Summer with the Shark

My Summer with the Shark

20236.31h 44m

Overview

School's out and 13-year-old Walter has lost his father. In his seemingly aimless wanderings around the Roman coast, a fascinating and mysterious place catches his eye: an abandoned villa with a huge, murky swimming pool. But the villa is not unguarded...

Directed by Davide Gentile
Written by Valerio Cilio, Gianluca Leoncini
Produced by Gabriele Mainetti, Andrea Occhipinti, Mattia Guerra
Box OfficeBudget: $3.8M0

Top Cast

Tiziano Menichelli

Tiziano Menichelli

Walter

Stefano Rosci

Stefano Rosci

Carlo

Virginia Raffaele

Virginia Raffaele

Rita

Claudio Santamaria

Claudio Santamaria

Antonio

Edoardo Pesce

Edoardo Pesce

Corsaro

M

Matteo Scattaretico

Tecno

Alberto Testone

Alberto Testone

Barracuda

Roberto Fazioli

Roberto Fazioli

Biondo

Emanuele Durante

Emanuele Durante

Attendant

A

Alex Apreda

Police Officer at bar

Themes & Keywords

friendshipmale friendshipdeath of fatherswimming poolcoming of agesummersharkteenage boyteenagerloss of parent

About My Summer with the Shark

My Summer with the Shark is a adventure, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of friendship, male friendship, death of father, swimming pool, coming of age, summer. Directed by Davide Gentile, it stars Tiziano Menichelli, Stefano Rosci, Virginia Raffaele. School's out and 13-year-old Walter has lost his father. In his seemingly aimless wanderings around the Roman coast, a fascinating and mysterious place catches his eye: an abandoned villa with a huge, murky swimming pool. But the villa is not unguarded...

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