The Summer Book (2024) - Credits and Details

The Summer Book Credits and Details

Directed by
	Charlie McDowell
Written by
	Robert Jones	...	screenplay
	Tove Jansson	...	book
Cast
	Emily Matthews	...	Sophia
	Glenn Close	...	Grandmother
	Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Father
	Ingvar Sigurdsson	...	Eriksson
	Pekka Strang	...	Mr. Malander
	Sophia Heikkilä	...	Mrs. Malander
	Tove Jansson	...	Self (archive footage)
	Theo Zilliacus	...	Tofer
Produced by
	Aleksi Bardy	...	producer
	Harald Fagerheim Bugge	...	executive producer
	Victoria Castelli	...	executive producer
	Glenn Close	...	producer
	Lily Collins	...	executive producer
	Rick Covert	...	executive producer
	Arthur Farache	...	executive producer
	Dyveke Bjørkly Graver	...	co-producer
	Petri Kemppinen	...	executive producer
	Sanna Langinkoski	...	line producer
	Niki Leskinen	...	executive producer
	Kevin Loader	...	producer
	Kath Mattock	...	producer
	Charlie McDowell	...	producer
	Duncan Montgomery	...	producer
	Alex Orlovsky	...	producer
	Andrea Berentsen Ottmar	...	co-producer
	Ronald Santos	...	associate producer
	Jack Selby	...	executive producer
	Essi Suomela	...	Consulting Line Producer
	Magnus Thomassen	...	executive producer
	Ari Tolppanen	...	executive producer
	Helen Vinogradov	...	producer
Original Music by
	Hania Rani
Special Effects by
	Marcus Lindström	...	special effects technician
	Konsta Mannerheimo	...	special effects supervisor
	Juri Siljamäki	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Olav Bergsvik	...	visual effects artist
	Theodor Groeneboom	...	visual effects supervisor
	Jon-André Hakvåg	...	visual effects artist
	Samuel Karlsson	...	compositing supervisor
Stunts
	Sampsa Eloranta	...	water safety
	Andreas Falk	...	stunt coordinator
	Oula Kitti	...	stunt coordinator
	Reijo Kontio	...	stunt coordinator
	Tatu Mikkola	...	water safety
	Kalle Mäkelä	...	water safety
	Jani Piispa	...	water safety supervisor
	Ville Seivo	...	stunt coordinator
Thanks
	Joonas Koivula	...	thanks
	Nils Landen	...	thanks to

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 12, 2024
Theatrical Release:	September 19, 2025
Countries:
Distributor:	Music Box Films
Websites:

Ratings
6.6 / 10	62 / 100

Production Companies
Free Range Films
Stille Productions
High Frequency Entertainment
Helsinki-filmi
Case Study Films (in association with)
MUV Capital (in association with)
Finnish Impact Film Fund (in association with)
Mediefondet Zefyr (in association with)
Eye Eye Pictures (in co-production with)
Yleisradio (YLE) (in association with)
Hurst Capital

Distributors
Music Box Films (2025) (United States) (theatrical)

Filming Locations
Espoo, Finland
Kotka, Finland
Porvoo, Finland
Söderskär Lighthouse, Porvoo, Finland (Lighthouse)

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