Vers la fin de l'été (2009) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2009, Vers la fin de l'été is a drame film directed by Sebastian Schipper, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. Thomas and Hanna, a deliriously happy couple in their late 30s, buy an old house in the country with plans to fix it up over the summer. Hanna is looking forward to their time together – so when Thomas invites his older brother, Friedrich, who is deeply depressed over the failure of both his business and his marriage, to join them, she is disappointed by the intrusion. Easygoing, charming, and talkative, Thomas seeks to counterbalance the cloudier mood with an impetuous frenzy of activity, but Hanna retreats into sullenness and retaliates by bringing in her nubile young godchild Augustine until things smooth themselves out. Augustine’s youthful sexiness has anything but a soothing impact on Thomas, however, whose adolescent impulses linger just below the surface.

Who’s in it. Vers la fin de l'été stars Marie Bäumer as Hanna, Milan Peschel as Thomas, Anna Brüggemann as Augustine and André Hennicke as Friedrich, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, Vers la fin de l'été has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vers la fin de l'été page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vers la fin de l'été tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.