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After (2019)

After poster
Directed by
Jenny Gage
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8,540 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college freshman meets a mysterious and brooding fellow student. Their relationship is passionate but quickly becomes complicated by secrets and clashes.

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What happens

After is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage, who co-wrote the screenplay with Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, and Tom Betterton, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Anna Todd. It is the first installment in the After film series. The film stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford and follows a young woman who begins to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. The cast includes Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis, Shane Paul McGhie, Pia Mia, Khadijha Red Thunder, Dylan Arnold, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagher in supporting roles. After premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 12, by Aviron Pictures. Despite negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and narrative glamorizing abusive relationships, it was a commercial success, grossing over $69 million worldwide against its $14 million budget. A sequel, After We Collided, was released in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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