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SUMMER WAR

by Alicia Scherson

synopsis

Chile, 1989. Udo, an American wargaming champion, arrives at a sunny beach resort for a peaceful vacation with his girlfriend. When another tourist mysteriously disappears at sea, Udo decides not to search for his missing friend but to instead invite a mysterious local to play his wargame of choice — a tabletop game where players simulate the European theater of World War II. It’s a choice that begins to erode the boundary between game and reality, transforming the sunny beach into something far more dangerous — a reflection of Udo's own obsession with strategy and control, and his inability to conceive of violence as anything other than imaginary and theoretical.

international title: Summer War
original title: Guerra de verano
working title: 1989, The Rise and Decline of Udo Berger
country: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy
sales agent: Pluto Film
year: 2026
genre: fiction
directed by: Alicia Scherson
film run: 104'
screenplay: Alicia Scherson
cast: Dan Beirne, Lux Pascal, Aline Küppenheim, David Gaete, Agustín Pardella
cinematography by: Alejo Maglio
film editing: Manuel Ferrari
art director: Sebastián Muñoz
costumes designer: Jam Monti
producer: Isabel Orellana Guarello, Nicolas Grosso, Juan José López, Pedro Barcia
production: OvePossibile, Araucaria Cine (CL), Nadador Cine (AR), Le Tiro (UY)

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