Endless Summer Syndrome

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Endless Summer Syndrome

Released Dec 13, 2024

1h 38m

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A lazy late-summer weekend is disrupted by a shocking allegation when Delphine gets an anonymous call from her husband's colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children. Before leaping to conclusions she decides to quietly observe her family for a shred of evidence; anything to subside her fear and erase doubt. After the truth presents itself in an unexpected, shocking manner, Delphine choses to look past the blame for a permanent solution. This boundary pushing debut feature by Kaveh Daneshmand paints an intimate portrait of an upper-class French family with sly black humor and sensuality aplenty.

Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

None of these potentially intriguing avenues play out with much thought, diminishing the emotional effect of a tragedy that winds up seeming like an exercise in style.

Dec 13, 2024

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Daneshmand’s assured direction marks him as a filmmaker to watch. His beautifully crafted debut avoids heavy-handed moralizing while addressing a taboo subject with sensitivity and compassion.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 6, 2025

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

"Endless Summer Syndrome" is provocative and somewhat mysterious, but Daneshmand doesn't turn it into exploitation.

Rated: B+

Mar 8, 2025

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"The narrative truth in 'Endless Summer Syndrome' lies in what goes unsaid and what's just outside the frame."

Jan 20, 2025

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Katelyn Nelson

Daily Grindhouse

ENDLESS SUMMER SYNDROME is a fascinating effort in no small part because it challenges us to consider and confront our own responses to the situation at hand in ways that feel designed to make us uncomfortable beyond just what is playing out onscreen.

Jan 15, 2025

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Blake Simons

The Film Stage

While perhaps a little too in-love with its own clever construction to explore its characters’ psyches to the fullest depth, Endless Summer Syndrome is a compellingly subversive concoction that dares raise uncomfortable questions with no easy answers.

Rated: B+

Jan 10, 2025

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Demetrius Caldwell

The film was very good but very disturbing because of its subject matter. The real issue for me and why it didn't stick the landing is because it largely offers no insight as to why these people did what they did or enough insight into the psyche of its characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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K W

This is an instant cult film, despite an extremely difficult subject matter to deal with. While filmmaker giving audience early clues, audience are invited to witness the events slowly unfold and lives unraveled from Delphine's perspective. Thrilling & unsettling, this film is sure to grab your full attention.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Jerod S

Step-dad blows up a family in a weekend in the most painful way possible.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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A lazy late-summer weekend is disrupted by a shocking allegation when Delphine gets an anonymous call from her husband's colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children. Before leaping to conclusions she decides to quietly observe her family for a shred of evidence; anything to subside her fear and erase doubt. After the truth presents itself in an unexpected, shocking manner, Delphine choses to look past the blame for a permanent solution. This boundary pushing debut feature by Kaveh Daneshmand paints an intimate portrait of an upper-class French family with sly black humor and sensuality aplenty.

Director: Kaveh Daneshmand
Producer: Kaveh Daneshmand, Gem Deger, Cedric Larvoire, Eva Larvoire, Jordi Niubo, Eva Lavoire
Screenwriter: Laurine Bauby, Kaveh Daneshmand, Gem Deger
Distributor: Altered Innocence
Production Co: Libra Rising
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m