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Aftersun

Aftersun

Drama · 2022

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.

Movie details

Aftersun

“Memory burns.”

2022 Drama 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Aftersun?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charlotte Wells

Written by

Charlotte Wells

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Calum

Frankie Corio

Frankie Corio

Sophie

B

Brooklyn Toulson

Michael

Celia Rowlson-Hall

Celia Rowlson-Hall

Adult Sophie

Sally Messham

Sally Messham

Belinda

A

Ayşe Parlak

Teen Girl 1

S

Sophia Lamanova

Teen Girl 2

Court is in session

Put Aftersun on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.