A sun-allergic teenager finds first love, navigating tender summer nights and the shadow of a rare disease.
Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Starz, The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free) and Plex (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
No. Brace yourself.
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