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Aftersun
2022 101 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 16+
★8.2
Drama
Director: Charlotte Wells
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Description
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.
US Gross:
$1.66M
Worldwide:
$7.83M
Starring
Paul Mescal
Actor
Frankie Corio
Actor
Celia Rowlson-Hall
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2023
— Best Debut (Screenplay, Direction or Production)
Academy Awards 2023
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2023
— Best Actor
Goya Awards 2024
— Best European Film
European Film Awards 2022
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2023
— Best Debut (Screenplay, Direction or Production)
BAFTA 2023
— Best Casting
Key opinion
Aftersun is a highly acclaimed, atmospheric debut that explores the complexities of memory and the evolving bond between a father and daughter. While many viewers find the film an emotionally raw and masterfully nuanced portrait of unspoken trauma, some criticize its fragmented, plotless narrative for lacking clear resolution.
| Acting | Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio deliver powerful, nuanced performances that anchor the film's intimate father-daughter dynamic. | |
| Direction | The direction effectively captures the elusive nature of memory through visual metaphors, shadows, and subtle, tender character building. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is divided: proponents value its meditative, slow-burn realism, while detractors find the lack of traditional plot and incident boring or aimless. | |
| Editing | The inclusion of disjointed, strobe-lit rave sequences polarizes viewers; some interpret them as essential manifestations of psychological dread, while others find them distracting and narratively hollow. | |
| Cinematography | The visual approach is divisive, with some praising the raw, nostalgic aesthetic of the handheld footage and others criticizing the shaky cinematography for obscuring narrative flow. |