After Love (2021)

Directed by

Aleem Khan

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 156 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widow discovers her husband had a secret second family after his unexpected death. She travels to France to confront the other woman.

melancholicquietintrospectiverestrainedsubtlebittersweetslow-burnemotionally layered

What happens

After Love is a 2020 British drama film written and directed by Aleem Khan in his feature-length directorial debut. The film stars Joanna Scanlan as widow Mary Hussain discovering her husband's secret family after he dies unexpectedly. The film received its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival and had a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Khan's direction and Scanlan's performance. Both were nominated at the 75th BAFTA awards, with Scanlan winning for best actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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