Chile, 1989: the Pinochet regime is on the decline and tabletop wargame champion Udo Berger is vacationing with his girlfriend at a coastal resort. When a friend suddenly vanishes, Udo invites a mysterious local to join him for a game in this effortlessly stylish adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s “The Third Reich.”
Director: Alicia Scherson
Genre: Psychological thriller
Original title: Guerra de Verano
English title: Summer War
Country of production: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy
Year of production: 2026
Length: 104
Color: Color/B&W
Shooting format: 4K
Screening format: 2K DCI Flat 1998x1080
Original language: Spanish, English
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Cast: Dan Beirne, Lux Pascal, David Gaete, Aline Kuppenheim, Agustín Pardella, Malena Sánchez, Gabriel Cañas
Scriptwriter: Alicia Scherson, Adapted from the novel “El Tercer Reich” by Roberto Bolaño
Director of photography: Alejo Maglio
Production designer: Sebastian Muñoz
Editor: Manuel Ferrari
Sound design: Romina Cano
Music: Paulo Gallo
Producers: Isabel Orellana Guarello, Nicolás Grosso, Juan José López, Pedro Barcia
Production company: Araucaria Cine, LE TIRO, Nadador Cine, OvePossibile Media Group
Supported by: Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y El Patrimonio Chile, DIRAC Chile, CORFO Chile Development Script Grant, VyD Creart Development Ibermedia Desarrollo - PUA Ande, INCAA
Tribeca FF - International Narrative Competition - World Premiere