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Afterwards (2008)

Afterwards poster
Directed by
Gilles Bourdos
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A workaholic lawyer is warned by a stranger who claims to see the future that he will soon die. The lawyer must decide whether to believe him and try to change his fate.

suspensefulmelancholiccontemplativesomberurgentintrospectiveslow-pacedominousintimate

What happens

Afterwards (French: Et après) is a 2008 English-language psychological thriller film directed by Gilles Bourdos and starring Romain Duris, John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly. Based on Guillaume Musso's novel Et après..., the story is about a workaholic lawyer who is told by a self-proclaimed visionary that he must try to prevent his imminent death. The film was shot in New York City, Montreal and various New Mexico locations over June and July 2007, and had a French release in January 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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