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AfterLife (2003)

AfterLife poster
Directed by
Alison Peebles
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman with learning disabilities must adjust to a new life after her mother dies. She moves in with her brother and his family, where she struggles to find her place and independence.

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What happens

AfterLife is a 2003 drama film set in Scotland directed by Alison Peebles and written by Andrea Gibb. It stars Lindsay Duncan, Kevin McKidd, Paula Sage, and James Laurenson. Afterlife won the Audience Award at The Edinburgh Film Festival 2003. Sage's role won her a BAFTA Scotland award for best first time performance and Best Actress in the Bratislava International Film Festival, 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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