Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

Directed by Michał Rogalski

Produced by Prasa i Film, Sunday Filmproduktion

2015100 min5.9 / 10

A poignant coming-of-age romance set against the shadow of wartime occupation, where two teenage boys on opposite sides of a conflict discover shared humanity through music and love.

Romek is a Polish railway worker and Guido is a German soldier. They are both 17, in love with jazz and the same pretty girl. But it's 1943 somewhere in German-occupied Poland, and their lives are bound to change soon.

Questions people ask

  • Is Summer Solstice sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Summer Solstice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Summer Solstice end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Summer Solstice easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Summer Solstice violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Summer Solstice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Summer Solstice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Summer Solstice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Summer Solstice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Summer Solstice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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