I Hate Summer

• Comedy

A sun-drenched Italian villa becomes the unlikely stage for a quietly observant comedy about fractured connections and unexpected second chances. Three distinctly different families – a cynical novelist escaping creative block, a perpetually online influencer seeking authenticity, and a pair grappling with unspoken marital tensions – find their vacations colliding during a long, hot summer. Rather than spiraling into typical vacation chaos, the film unfolds as a gently unfolding portrait of awkward encounters and hesitant revelations, tracing how forced proximity cultivates genuine, if imperfect, friendships. The narrative avoids grand pronouncements, instead focusing on the small, revealing moments of vulnerability, celebrating the messy, unglamorous realities of modern relationships and the restorative power of simply *being* present.