In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award9 wins & 20 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Pawlikowski doesn't spend much time explaining his characters or telling us why they do what they do, and that's exactly why they remain so compelling.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
1 Jul 2005
fresh:
Very good performances ...
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
5 Jul 2005
fresh:
My Summer of Love is one of those promising little gems that comes along and gets lost in the hype generated by Hollywood's flood of blockbusters.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
5 Jul 2005
fresh:
Turns out to be a triumph of unexpectedness in its slimmed-down story of two teenage girls, one middle-to-lower-class, and the other upper-class.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
7 Jul 2005
fresh:
A perfectly diverting, perfectly forgettable summer fling.