Aftersun
Kamloops Film Festival
Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
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Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum. At 11-years-old, as the world of adolescence creeps into Sophie’s view, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Sophie’s recollections become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.
Make sure you come early to enjoy the vocal talents of Slo No Tempo!
“WELLS, WITH THE UNAFFECTED PRECISION OF A LYRIC POET, IS VERY NEARLY REINVENTING THE LANGUAGE OF FILM”
– O. Scott, New York Times
“A BRILLIANTLY ASSURED AND STYLISTICALLY ADVENTUROUS WORK”
– Mark Kermode, The Guardian
“PLAYS OUT AS A DEFTLY ORCHESTRATED, EMPATHETIC AND HONEST CHARACTER STUDY.”
– Beth Webb, Empire
Awards
- 2023 Academy Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominee
- 2023 BAFTA Awards: Outstanding British Film of the Year, Best Leading Actor, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer & Best Casting Nominee
- 2022 Cannes Film Festival: French Touch Prize of the Critics’ Week Jury Winner; Grand rize & Golden Camera Nominee
More awards listed at IMDb.com
DIRECTED BY: Charlotte Wells
WRITTEN BY: Charlotte Wells
STARRING: Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayşe Parlak, Sophia Lamanova
GENRE(S): Drama
RUNTIME: 102 minutes
COUNTRY: Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America
LANGUAGE: English
Rated PG: coarse language; nudity
