Film2022101 min

Aftersun

Name: Aftersun
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayşe Parlak

Taste attributes: dramateengay/lesbianholidaysslowheavyrealisticsimplegrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"Memory burns."

Boxlist takeExpect a contained, realistic drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

7.7/10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.

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