The Summer House

The Summer House

Sex, deception, violence....and other family values.

201495 min5.4 / 10

A dark, psychologically tense family drama that explores hidden desires, betrayal, and the predatory potential lurking beneath suburban respectability.

The architect and head of the family Markus Larsen secretly lives out his bisexual tendencies while his wife Christine and their 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth drown in unbearable loneliness. When Markus gets to know the 12-year-old son of a colleague, he feels an immediate affection for the boy.

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