A sun-drenched holiday on the Turkish Riviera becomes an intimate and tender portrait of the bond between a young father and his eleven-year-old daughter. Through small moments in their vacation by the sea and the pool and on day trips, unfolds a story filled with both joy and fragility.
Years later, Sophie looks back on that summer, trying to piece together what she could not see as a child: the pain and secrets hidden behind her father’s smile.
The debut feature by Scottish director Charlotte Wells premiered to great acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, was hailed as one of the year’s best films, and features the striking cinematography of Gregory Oke.
With patience and subtlety, Aftersun emerges as one of the most moving and profound films in recent years, a quiet meditation on memory, on the relationships between parents and children, and on the hidden depths of our lives.
