It is the story of a melancholy woman, Sophie, a Briton now in her thirties, who remembers a precise moment in her childhood, when at the age of 12 she left for Turkey alone with her father Calum. .
She is then middle-aged, no longer really a child not quite a teenager.
With melancholy, she replays the film of these summer holidays in the sun, the wonderful moments, the shared joy, but also the disagreements.
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These 1990s are now far away and the memories are less precise.
The amateur images, taken with a camcorder, draw a fragility on the idea that she has of this father, like a wound still threatening today.
Sophie is looking for answers, would like to know the real identity of this man who remains an enigma for her.
It is also the portrait of a teenager who discovers the first love emotions.
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Surprising and enigmatic
With great sensitivity, this first feature film by Scottish director Charlotte Wells is one of the most anticipated independent films of the year.
Inspired by autobiography, it subtly evokes the delicate subject of mourning, and memory, father-daughter relationships in a surprising, sometimes even enigmatic narration.
Presented this year at Critics' Week in Cannes,
Aftersun
also won the Grand Prize and the Critics' Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival.
Paul Mescal, who plays the father, created the surprise by being nominated for an Oscar in the best actor category for this role.
Released in theaters February 1.
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