The Twelve Months of the Summer

The Twelve Months of the Summer

1988 · 130 min · ★ 6.8 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie

Roger and Lars are family men who live a life as a traveling construction workers on large sites worldwide. They are offered a very generous contract they can't turn down. One-years work for a ten year salary. All they have to do is sign and honor the contract. But they don't know where they are going or what they are supposed to build. Blindfolded they are brought to a place with summer the year round. At this strange place they meet fellow workers. Together, they realize that there is something very wrong in this paradise.

Directed by Richard Hobert · Written by Richard Hobert

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