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Pluto Film Boards ‘Summer War,’ From 'Il Futuro' Director Alicia Scherson, Ahead of Cannes, Tribeca

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May 4, 2026 12:49am PT

Pluto Film Boards ‘Summer War,’ From ‘Il Futuro’ Director Alicia Scherson, Ahead of Cannes, Tribeca

Scherson, a leading light of Chile's newest cinema,

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'Summer War' Courtesy of Pluto Film

Berlin-based Pluto Film has pounced on worldwide sales rights to Chilean psychological thriller “Summer War” (“Guerra de Verano”) ahead of its market debut at Cannes’ Marché du Film and its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival in June.

The fifth feature by acclaimed director Alicia Scherson (“Play”), “Summer War” is her second adaptation of a novel by Chilean author Roberto Bolaño, “The Third Reich.” She first adapted his novel “Una Novelita Lumpen” into her 2013 drama, “Il Futuro.”

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