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After Love

2021 · 89 min

A quiet, aching study of grief and deception, carried by a restrained performance and long, watchful silences that slowly tighten around you.

Overview: Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, identity, betrayal, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
betrayal
family
isolation
Places: small town
home
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild