May in the Summer

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May in the Summer

R

2014

1h 37m

Comedy

Drama

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May seems to have it all until she travels to Jordan to plan her wedding. There, she runs into family chaos: Her mother threatens to boycott the wedding; her younger sisters treat her like a mother; and her estranged father suddenly returns.

Roxana Hadadi

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01/09/2017

3/5

While May in the Summer paints a compelling family portrait, May remains a largely opaque character, so the film doesn't totally deliver as a tale of her self-discovery.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

04/16/2015

Dabis's character comes off as a self-serving fantasy.

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

09/04/2014

3/4

Dabis covers a lot of ground as a storyteller while delivering a smart, focused performance.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/30/2019

Plays as if it's quite undecided about whether it wants to be a socially aware comedy of cultural clashes or, unfortunately, a murky melodrama that pulls out all the subtle stops when it decides to stop spinning.

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

08/09/2016

If you're looking for a deep reflection on Jordan and the Middle East, this isn't the film for you. [Full review in Spanish]

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Manu Yáñez

Fotogramas

08/09/2016

The film itself is very regular, but when the family drama kicks in everything gets more interesting. [Full review in Spanish]

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01/31/2015

El trailer se miraba mÃ¡s divertido que la pelÃcula en si. Venden una comedia pero es en realidad un drama de telenovela de medio oriente.

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09/04/2014

I am interested in seeing this movie as I relate on a few fronts and it will be interesting to see how the story is handled.

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01/27/2013

Convincing only at first sight. In reality a pretty rosy picture of the situation.

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Synopsis

May seems to have it all until she travels to Jordan to plan her wedding. There, she runs into family chaos: Her mother threatens to boycott the wedding; her younger sisters treat her like a mother; and her estranged father suddenly returns.

Director: Cherien Dabis
Producer: Cherien Dabis, Beau J. Genot, Alix Madigan, Joy Goodwin
Screenwriter: Cherien Dabis
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.0K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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