Aftersun
Sign in to saveAftersun is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film is loosely based on Wells' childhood and follows an 11-year-old Scottish girl on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
Film · TMDB
7.7Sophie 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.
Released: 2022-10-21101 minDir: Charlotte WellsDrama
Cast
- Paul Mescal as Calum
- Frankie Corio as Sophie
- Brooklyn Toulson as Michael
- Celia Rowlson-Hall as Adult Sophie
- Sally Messham as Belinda
- Ayşe Parlak as Teen Girl 1
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.6/10
127,815 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
95/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 98 wins & 182 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Aftersun
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- Aftersun.jpg
- Film.alt
- In grainy footage reminiscent of an early camcorder, a man and a young girl sit at the beach looking towards the horizon. The girl glances over at him. The word "aftersun" is placed above them in big letters. Below them, the image fades out in glitchy effects.
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- Release poster
- Film.director
- Charlotte Wells
- Film.writer
- Charlotte Wells
- Film.cinematography
- Gregory Oke
- Film.editing
- Blair McClendon
- Film.music
- Oliver Coates
- Film.runtime
- 101 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $9.7 million
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Key dates
- Published
- 9 March 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- aftersun lotion
- Participant in
- 2022 Cannes Film Festival
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Turkish
- Main subject
- vacation
- Director
- Charlotte Wells
- Screenwriter
- Charlotte Wells
- Producer
- Barry Jenkins
- Production company
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11 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Soundtrack
- Score
- Release and reception
- Critical response
- Awards and nominations
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Aftersun is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film is loosely based on Wells' childhood and follows an 11-year-old Scottish girl on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
Aftersun had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022, where Wells was nominated for the Caméra d'Or. It was theatrically released in the United States on 21 October and in the United Kingdom on 18 November. The film received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the direction, screenplay, cinematography, visuals, and performances of Corio and Mescal.