Aftersun

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1 hr. 41 min.

Drama

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At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells' superb and searingly emotional debut film.

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Critics Consensus

Led by Frankie Corio's tremendous performance, Aftersun deftly ushers audiences to the intersection between our memories of loved ones and who they really are.

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You'll need to settle in for a movie that's on the slower and subtler side, but Aftersun does a brilliant job of portraying depression, and Frankie Corio is great.

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Joshua G

Emotionally devastating. So powerful, so raw, so gorgeous. the cinematography, the direction, everything revealed such a nugget of emotional truth, a portrait of someone fighting against their darkness, and leaving human consequences of their choices.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Sarah

Honest, moving film with superb acting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Moviebuff

Beautiful yet sad. Actors were incredibly talented.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Austin P

This is a fine movie. Touching. A bit quiet too.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/10/22

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Osmin B

Great scripts and lead performances.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/22

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Ronald B

Fascinating relationship between a father and daughter.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/02/22

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Charlotte Wells

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Paul Mescal

Calum

Frankie Corio

Sophie

Celia Rowlson-Hall

Adult Sophie

Kayleigh Coleman

Jane

Harry Perdios

Toby

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Anna Bogutskaya

Time Out

The easy pace of Wells’s direction brings out the best in her central performers, and the chemistry between Mescal and Corio plays out effortlessly. The light moments between them are warm and the darker ones linger heavily.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 21, 2023

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Daphne Merkin

The New Republic

A subtlety—a nuanced exposition of storylines that might have easily been too simplified—that one doesn’t often find in larger films, particularly American ones...

Mar 16, 2023

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

Aftersun can be momentarily cathartic in making us confront the troubling ghosts of our past that tend to define our present. But it doesn't offer the false promise of healing in the future.

Mar 9, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Its striking imagery evokes both the power of memory and its obscurities through the ingenious use of analog video and purposeful audio/visual distortions.

Feb 13, 2024

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Valentina Morillo

El Español (Spain)

Aftersun is a sad and beautiful exploration of grief, of Sophie's struggle to reconcile complex and conflicting feelings about her father, and her struggle to forgive his decision, and perhaps to forgive herself.

Dec 29, 2023

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Srivatsan S

The Hindu

Charlotte Wells’ stunning debut is a quiet rumination of the lost daughter.

Nov 2, 2023

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Synopsis

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells' superb and searingly emotional debut film.

Director: Charlotte Wells
Executive Producer: Lia Buman, Lizzie Francke, Tim Headington, Kieran Hannigan, Eva Yates
Screenwriter: Charlotte Wells
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Unified Theory, Screen Scotland, AZ Celtic Films, Pastel, BBC Film, Tango Entertainment (III)
Rating: R (Some Language|Brief Sexual Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2022
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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