Directed by Charlie McDowell and based on the novel by Tove Jansson, The Summer Book stars Glenn Close in a Nordic island drama centered on the relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter during a summer in the Finnish archipelago. The film explores grief, family bonds and everyday life through quiet conversations and life on a remote island. Anders Danielsen Lie co-stars in this adaptation of one of Tove Janssons best-known literary works. Från IMDB: Follows the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland.