Summer Scars

2014 • 68 minutes

About this movie

Ditching school a group of working class 14 year olds enter the woods to mess about and ride a stolen moped. Soon they encounter an older drifter who after earning their trust commences to teach them lessons in loyalty and friendship with a soldier-like game designed to test their endurance. By then the manipulation of each of the kids has begun in earnest with each of their hidden weakness exposed. A taut and minimalist exploration of bullying shot with Dogme intensity Summer Scars is a cautionary tale of wayfaring strangers and the value of safety in numbers. PROLIFIC FILMS