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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release2013

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,500,000

Revenue$1,400,000

Production

Low Spark Films

Big Beach

Movie

The Kings of Summer

2013

1h 33m

7.0

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.

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