After Lucia (2012)

Original title

Después de Lucía

Directed by

Michel Franco

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Mexico

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 147 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family tries to rebuild after a sudden loss. The father struggles to connect with his teenage daughter as she faces brutal harassment at her new school.

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What happens

After Lucia (Spanish: Después de Lucía) is a 2012 Mexican drama film directed by Michel Franco. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the top prize. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The style of the film has been described as being influenced by Austrian director Michael Haneke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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