Aftersun
Sometime in the nineties, somewhere in a Turkish coastal resort, Calum (Paul Mescal), a young, divorced father, is spending the vacation with his daughter Sophie (Francesca Corio), a girl almost in her teens.
- Aftersun
- United Kingdom 2022
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- Czech
- 98 min.
- 12+
The easygoing manner of her dad, who never spoils the fun and larks about in such a way that people assume he’s her older brother, however, conceals a disquieting veil of melancholy. This debut by Charlotte Wells captures fragments of childhood memories and doesn’t require flamboyant gestures to portray unutterably intense life impressions. With its delicately impressive storytelling and overwhelming empathy, it has become an audience hit at dozens of festivals, including Cannes, Toronto and Karlovy Vary.
Read more(1987, Edinburgh). Selected filmography: Laps (2017, short), Blue Christmas (2017, short), Aftersun (2022)
Cannes Film Festival
2022 – Charlotte Wells (Critics' Week: French Touch Prize)
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2023 – Charlotte Wells (Best First Feature)
BAFTA Awards
2023 – Charlotte Wells (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
2022 – Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Charlotte Wells, Mark Ceryak (Best British Independent Film)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
2022 – Charlotte Wells (Best Director)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
2022 – Charlotte Wells (Best Screenplay)
