End of Summer

At a glance

End of Summer, is a 1980 Lebanese movie, and starring Wahid Jalal. with a runtime of 87 minutes.

Overview

End of Summer is a Lebanese drama that unfolds over a single precious day shared between a father and his young son before an inevitable separation. With the father set to return to the diaspora the following morning, the boy faces life alone in a Beirut boarding school — his mother having left years earlier. Determined to make their last day of summer extraordinary, the two venture together through amusement parks and gardens, creating memories to carry them through the distance ahead. The film is a tender and melancholic meditation on migration, childhood loneliness, and the bittersweet weight of goodbyes.

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