Altered Innocence debuted the US theatrical trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome (Le syndrome de l’été sans fin), Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand’s feature directorial debut following a mother of two adoptees who is tipped off about the possible affair her husband may be having with one of their children.
The French drama stars Sophie Colon, Gem Deger, Frédérika Milano, and Mathéo Capelli.
The film won the Karlovy Vary Works in Progress Award in 2022 and is a co-production between the Czech Republic and France. It world premiered at the 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and screened at Raindance Film Festival in London, the International Film Festival of India in Goa, and Brazil’s Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival.
Endless Summer Syndrome opens day-and-date on digital and in select theaters on December 13 in North America.
The film follows Delphine (Colon), a high-powered lawyer who gets an anonymous call from her husband’s colleague about an alleged affair between him and one of their adopted children. She decides to quietly observe her family for a shred of evidence; anything to subside her fear and erase doubt. After the truth presents itself in an unexpected and shocking manner, Delphine chooses to look past blame for a permanent solution.
Endless Summer Syndrome examines complex questions of morality by looking into the collapse of one modern, open-minded, and progressive family. Shot in a tight 4:3 aspect ratio that reflects the confinement of the seemingly perfect family unit at the film’s center, lush summer visuals and an isolated rural setting underline the paradoxical backdrop of the dark secrets that threaten the foundation of their lives together, with everything coming to a head in a staggering climax.
Watch the US trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome.