Two brothers (Jake LeDoux) and (Brendan Fletcher) are still reeling from the traumatic death of their father when their mother (Wendy Crewson) decides they'll spend the summer at the family's cottage by a Georgia lake. A retired black physician (James Earl Jones) is also spending his summer by the water, and he strikes up a friendship with the younger of the two boys. However, a ugly racial incident from the village's past comes to light, and the siblings find themselves at odds over the doctor's friendship. Summer's End marked the directorial debut for actress Helen Shaver. --Mark Deming, Rovi. Language: Showtime Entertainment (2000), English, DVD Number of discs: 1, Rated: NR (Not Rated), Run Time: 117 minutes.