Summer Hours

Summer Hours

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2008-03-05
Genre:Drama
Duration:103 min
Country:France
Director:Olivier Assayas
Actors:Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Édith Scob, Dominique Reymond
Production:mk2 Films, France 3 Cinéma

Overview:

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

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