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MY EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER WITH TESS (MIJN BIJZONDER RARE WEEK MET TESS)
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Completed - DUTCH - Family, Children's - 88 minutes

Log Line

Sam is practising being alone in order to avoid the pain of loss, but after an adventure with Tess he discovers the value of family.
SALES: Picture Tree International

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Steven WOUTERLOOD
Writer(s) : Laura VAN DIJK
Cast : Sonny COOPS VAN UTTEREN, Josephine ARENDSEN, Julian RAS, Tjebbo GERRITSMA

Producer(s) : Joram WILLINK (Bind Film), Piet-harm STERK (Bind Film)

Synopsis

On the first day of their holiday on the Dutch island of Terschelling, the brother of 10-year-old Sam breaks his leg - too bad for him, but great news for Sam. Why? Because it leads him to the idiosyncratic Tess, who has an ingenious plan to get to know the father who is a stranger to her. With a little help from Sam, she’s got just a week to achieve this…
SALES: Picture Tree International

Production

Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA

CANADA Feb 28, 2020 A-Z FILMS (CANA
DENMARK ANGEL FILMS A/S
JAPAN AYA PRO CO. LTD
KOREA (Sou AK ENTERTAINMEN
NORWAY Aug 30, 2019 STORYTELLING ME
SWEDEN BUFF FILMFESTIV
TAIWAN Jul 05, 2019 PROVIEW ENTERTA


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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2019 Generation
BFI London FF 2019
Transilvania International Film Festival 2019
Giffoni Film Festival 2019
New York International Children's Film Festival 2019 (Grand Prize Feature Film)
Zlin Intl Film Festival for Children and Youth 2019 (Golden Slipper Best Feature Film)
Bucheon Fantastic International Film Festival 2019
Kristiansand Intl Children’s Film Festival 2019 (Children's Jury Award Best Film)


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