Call Me by Your Name 2 (2026) picks up several years after the events of the first film, with Elio now in his late twenties and living between cities as a composer and musician. Though he has built a life filled with art, friends, and fleeting romance, the memory of his summer with Oliver still shapes his heart. Elio carries both the beauty and the ache of first love, wondering if one can ever truly move past the person who first awakened their soul.
Across the Atlantic, Oliver’s life has taken unexpected turns. Now balancing family responsibilities and a successful academic career, he occasionally feels the tug of a life not fully lived — one that might have included a deeper, more lasting connection with Elio. Quiet moments of introspection make him wonder whether the love they once shared was merely a beautiful memory or something that still has room to grow.
When chance (or fate) brings them back into the same country — at an arts festival where Elio’s music is featured and Oliver is a guest lecturer — the old spark reignites. Their reunion is tender but fragile, shaped by time, distance, and the lives they have each built. Neither is the person they were, but the depth of their connection remains unmistakable.
As they spend time together again — walking through cities by lamplight, talking about art, aging, regret, and hope — both men face difficult choices. Should they cling to what once was, try to recreate it, or find a new way of loving that fits the lives they now lead? The film explores how memories can both inspire and haunt, and whether love that once defined your world can still be part of your future.
In the end, Call Me by Your Name 2 is a graceful meditation on love’s endurance and evolution. It is not just a reunion story, but a portrait of two people learning that the heart’s capacity for connection doesn’t diminish with age or distance — it simply transforms, deepening in ways only time can explain.