Underplayed Gems

Afterschool (2008)

Afterschool poster
Directed by
António Campos
Genre
drama film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 108 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shy teenage boy at a boarding school accidentally films two classmates dying. He becomes obsessed with the footage and struggles to process the tragedy.

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What happens

Afterschool is a 2008 American psychological drama film written and directed by Antonio Campos and stars Ezra Miller in their film debut. Filmed at the Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, Afterschool premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the program Un Certain Regard. The film gained an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award nomination for Campos and won the Jury Prize for experimental narrative film at the Nashville Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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