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Summertime

Summertime

20166.31h 43m

Overview

A gay couple living in San Francisco takes in two strangers traveling from Italy to start a new life in America, discovering each other and forming the most unlikely of relationships along the way.

Directed by Gabriele Muccino
Written by Dale Nall, Ilaria Castiglioni, Gabriele Muccino
Produced by Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib, Fabrizio Donvito
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8M0

Top Cast

Brando Pacitto

Brando Pacitto

Marco

Matilda Lutz

Matilda Lutz

Maria

Joseph Haro

Joseph Haro

Paul

Taylor Frey

Taylor Frey

Matt

Laura Cayouette

Laura Cayouette

Paul's Mom

Jessica Rothe

Jessica Rothe

Jules

Tatiana Luter

Tatiana Luter

Amy

Timothy Martin

Timothy Martin

Ken

Vanessa Ross

Vanessa Ross

Go-go Dancer

Stephanie Johnston

Stephanie Johnston

Flight Attendant

Themes & Keywords

summer vacationlgbtgay theme

About Summertime

Summertime is a romance, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of summer vacation, lgbt, gay theme. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, it stars Brando Pacitto, Matilda Lutz, Joseph Haro. A gay couple living in San Francisco takes in two strangers traveling from Italy to start a new life in America, discovering each other and forming the most unlikely of relationships along the way.

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