Summer 1993

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Christian M @chriss17eu Mar 9, 2026 'Summer 1993' is a quiet, observational film built from small gestures, silences, and emotional details that slowly accumulate meaning. Its opening can feel difficult to enter, as it asks the viewer for patience rather than offering immediate intrigue. Gradually, the story reveals itself as a portrait of a young girl who has lost her parents and must learn to reorganize her world. The film avoids overt melodrama, relying instead on subtle behaviors and emotional contradictions. Laia Artigas delivers a remarkable performance, capable of provoking both tenderness and frustration, particularly in her interactions with Anna, played by Paula Robles. Meanwhile, Bruna Cusí and David Verdaguer provide warmth and nuance as parental figures. Though I sometimes felt a certain emotional distance, the final moments carry a quiet but powerful impact. Without grand gestures, the film ultimately builds a sincere emotion that lingers long after it ends. See more

charming m @el_Villano Jul 13, 2023 Moving, outstanding gut-punch of a film..... Wonderful acting to a cracking script adds to a helluva directing debut from Carla Simon. See more

Dec 8, 2021 Carla Simón's debut film is wise, not only in cinematographic terms but in her understanding of the human being, specially - and more complicated- of childhood. Accompanied by her surprising child interpreters, the director immerses us in the story of Frida, a girl who lost her parents to AIDS and who is full of questions, sadness and, of course, anger. What makes this film transcendent despite its simplicity is the subtlety with which the director tells the story, without the need for clichés and unnecessary resources, wasted by use, such as sad music or incessant tearing, shows that based on of small details and very strong feelings it is possible to innovate in the coming-of-age. What I like the most is that the director is smart enough to know that children are not innocent and can plan, manipulate and take revenge, although she does not judge her little protagonist for it. See more

Sep 17, 2020 I felt I was not watching a movie. I was watching a summer in some people's real life. It reminded me of what it was to be a child and be confused, sad and angry, and to lose a loved one to death at that age. It also felt very familiar to me because I left my hometown, which is in Spain, at 5 years old. The ending really touched me. The crying was inevitable. See more

chris k @chrunaway Jul 30, 2020 'Estiu 1993' is an exquisite film: not just because of its superb acting, its lovely ambience, or its brilliant shots; its beauty lies at the way it explores the feelings of a child - that of jealousy, shame, sadness, confusion, enthusiasm and more. It does not treat the child as an immature human, as unimportant, as a simple-to-understand doll. No, 'Estiu 1993' explores - perhaps not fully, but this might be impossible - the children's feelings in a rarely-seen respectful and earnest way. See more

Jul 17, 2019 OMG I'm crying! See more

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