Script: Vitan Mal, Tugo Stiglic
Photo: Rado Likon
Music: Jani Golob
Editing: Jaka Judnic
Played by: David Sluga (Tomaz), Kaja Stiglic (Milena), Boris Kralj (Luka), Marjana Karner (mother), Dare Valic (father), Majda Potokar (doctor)
Production: film studio Viba film, cultural community of Slovenia
A great success of the Slovenian film of the eighties and a groundbreaking youth film that brought the domestic filmography back to the sea, Piran, Portoroz and med soline.
The story follows a teenage boy, Thomas, who is going through his last childhood summer. While playing on the beach, he forgets the quarrels of his divorced parents, who, in everyday overwork, do not notice that their son is growing up faster than they expected. Among the few people who understand Thomas's problems is an elderly Luka, a former seafarer, who gives him a shell. Every time he listens to the murmur of the sea in the shell, as Luka trusts him, he will be able to refresh his memories of summer, his first love, his first romantic touch and his summer friends. In this summer, Thomas turns from a boy into a husband, from now on he can make important decisions and responsibilities.
Summer in a Shell won the audience award at the 1986 Celje domestic film Week, on the 16th. Giffoni Film Festival PA grand prize for Best film.
Scenarij: Vitan Mal, Tugo Štiglic,Zdravko Duša
Avtor glasbe: Jani Golob
Koreografija: Mojca Horvat
Direktor fotografije: Rado Likon
Montaža: Janez Bricelj
Kostumografija: Irena Felicijan
Maska: Anka Vilhar
Igrajo: David Sluga, Kaja Štiglic, Dare Valič, Jure Sotlar, Boris Kralj
Velika uspešnica slovenskega filma osemdesetih let in prelomen mladinski film, ki je domačo filmografijo vrnil na morje, v Piran, Portorož in med soline.
Zgodba spremlja najstnika Tomaža, ki preživlja svoje zadnje otroško poletje. Med igro na plaži pozablja na prepire ločenih staršev, ki v vsakdanji prezaposlenosti ne opazita, da njun sin odrašča hitreje, kot sta pričakovala. Med redkimi ljudmi, ki razumejo Tomaževe težave, je ostareli Luka, nekdanji pomorščak, ki mu podari školjko. Vsakič ko bo poslušal šumenje morja v školjki, kot mu zaupa Luka, bo lahko osvežil spomine na poletje, na prvo ljubezen, prvi romantični dotik in poletne prijatelje. V tem poletju se Tomaž iz dečka spremeni v moža, odslej lahko sprejema pomembne odločitve in odgovornosti.
Poletje v školjki je na Tednu domačega filma v Celju leta 1986 prejelo nagrado občinstva, na 16. Giffoni Film Festivalu pa veliko nagrado za najboljši film.