After Yang

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After Yang

PG

2022

1h 41m

Sci-Fi

Drama

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When his young daughter's beloved companion -- an android named Yang -- malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

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Although its reach occasionally exceeds its grasp, After Yang yields rich rewards for those willing to settle into its low-key wavelength.

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Jessica Kiang

Sight & Sound

May 14

Kogonada’s second feature extracts an emotional core from artificial intelligence when a family’s robot child ‘dies’, but the film dodges the reckoning with big questions that its premise promises.

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Caryn James

BBC.com

12/27/2022

Let's just flatly say: Kogonada is a genius.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

09/26/2022

4/5

... A mature, melancholic meditation on the odd transitional phase that humanity faces today — not quite fully digital, not nearly human enough.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

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There’s a sentimentality that runs throughout After Yang, a deliberate abjuring of the messiness of desire and sexuality. Kogonada wants to universalise the experiences of the his characters but in doing so infantilises them.

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Rose Ho

The Asian Cut

08/02/2025

Meditatively paced with achingly beautiful visuals

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

07/17/2025

4.5/5

It’s deeply emotional, obsessed with exploring the intricacies of humanity. It’s soft and loving and heartfelt. The performances are beautiful and full of vulnerability and nuance. And the whole movie is just one big love letter to the power of living.

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Brent

03/13/2022

Will not be for everyone, but for those willing to put the time into this somber and ruminative experience there's a lot of reward at the end.

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Ethan

03/11/2022

Really boring, no conflict, low hanging fruit of a theme.

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constance m

03/07/2022

excellent - thought provoking and visually stunning.......understated but meaningful

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Jun 15

A different approach to the A.I. robot sub-genre that delves more into how people become attached to it and how it affects them. Ending is kinda flat but it’s a good change of pace from the usual rogue a.i. killing people

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Sabiqul H

@sab1X Jun 14

Absolute must see. Amazing movie. Usually I don't like to watch cold quiet sad movies, but this movie is something else. Emotional bonding with an Android is a rare thing to watch everyday. How precious these Androids would become if they behave gentle with us. Everyone must watch this movie at least once. It's not a happy ending movie but this movie proves a point.

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J M

@RT43575326 Mar 23

SO bad. Respect your audience, for Christ's sake. What a pointless imposition. Even at only 1 1/2 hours. The longest you'll ever spend trying to make out something, anything, in the dark. Conceptually vacuous. Absurdly soporific cinematrophy. WT*** were the director and cinematographer thinking. And how much did they get paid?!

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Synopsis

When his young daughter's beloved companion -- an android named Yang -- malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

Director: Kogonada
Producer: Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, Theresa Park
Screenwriter: Kogonada
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Cinereach, Per Capita Productions, A24
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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