When This Summer is Over
A new-school arrival finds his belonging tested when missing sneakers draw him into a village family’s painful reputation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- serious
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ki-jun is navigating the transfer process at his new school when his sneakers disappear, making institutional transition a central pressure.
Ki-jun's family moves to a local village in connection with a new town development plan.
The suspected shoe thieves are brothers already marked by their neighborhood reputation as members of a broken family.
Ki-jun's missing new pair of sneakers initiates the conflict and connects school life with neighborhood suspicion.
Films like When This Summer is Over, and why
The World of Us
Shared rural coming-of-age perspective, quiet social observation, and childhood encounters shaped by family hardship.
House of Hummingbird
Shared korean school drama setting, understated emotional realism, and a child's effort to navigate social exclusion.
Nobody Knows
Shared intimate coming-of-age drama, vulnerable children, and compassionate attention to fractured families.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jang Byung-ki
- Release Date
- 2025-07-09
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Lee Jae-jun
- Choi Hyeon-jin
- Choi Woo-rok
- Jeong Jun
- Go Seo-hee
- Lee Hyun-kyun
- Kang Gil-woo
Common questions
- What is When This Summer is Over about?
- A new-school arrival finds his belonging tested when missing sneakers draw him into a village family’s painful reputation.
- What is When This Summer is Over like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of When This Summer is Over as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is When This Summer is Over violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in When This Summer is Over.
- Which films are like When This Summer is Over?
- Films with a similar feel include The World of Us, House of Hummingbird, and Nobody Knows.
- How long is When This Summer is Over?
- When This Summer is Over runs 115 minutes.
