How to Survive the Summer Holidays

How to Survive the Summer Holidays

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Release Date

10/10/2026

Runtime

80 mins

Overview

At a Kashubian campsite, surrounded by a lake and a forest, where families, couples, and singles come searching for a holiday break, new relationships form and conflicts escalate. Some fall in love, whilst others begin to resent each other. While the adults struggle to communicate, the children, left to their own devices, construct a world of their own, fuelled by Kashubian legends and scary stories. When, one morning, holidaymakers discover punctured tyres on their cars, the atmosphere thickens and mutual animosities come to the fore.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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A deceptively charming ensemble piece that starts as a warm portrait of holiday escape before gradually unraveling into something darker and more claustrophobic. The film balances the magical world the children construct with the simmering tensions and resentments festering among the adults.

Mood

WistfulUnsettlingBittersweetPlayful

Themes

Coming of ageFamilyIsolationIdentity

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Ensemble

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