My Extraordinary Summer with Tess

Synopsis

Afraid of being left alone as the youngest of the family, Sam begins his own made up aloneness training during his holiday on the Dutch island Terschelling. But by meeting the elusive Tess, who carries a big secret, he is drawn into an adventure that makes him realize that you should cherish your family instead of fleeing. Sam makes a drastic decision that puts his special friendship with Tess at risk and will change Tess' life forever.

Title	My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
Original Title	Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess
Directed by	Steven Wouterlood
Starring	Sonny van Utteren, Josephine Arendsen, Tjebbo Gerritsma, Jennifer Hoffman, Julian Ras, Johannes Kienast, Hans Dagelet, Suzan Boogaerdt, Terences Schreurs
Genre	Family, Adventure, Coming of Age
Running time	82 min
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Netherlands Germany
Scriptwriter	Anna Woltz, Laura van Dijk
Cinematographer	Sal Kroonenberg
Produced by	Bind & Willink BV in co-production with ostlicht filmproduktion GmbH
Local Release	2019 Jul 3
Film Status	Completed

Festivals

World Premiere - Berlinale IFF (Special Jury Mention)
Official Selection (Competition) New York IFF 2019 (Grand Prize)
Reel 2 Real Youth Film Festival (Canada)

Other

Eligible for Dutch distribution support

Awards

Audience Award - KinoKino Zagreb, Children Jury Award - Kristiansd, Golden Slipper Award - Zlin FF, Jury Mention - Molodist, Grand Prix - Kaliningrad IFF

Junior Youth Jury as Best Feature Film in the 9 - 12 year-old category - Reel 2 Real Youth Film Festival (Canada)