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Released 7 years ago.
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The Aftermath
2019 1h 48m EN
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 742
WarDramaRomance
Synopsis
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In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Keira Knightley
Rachael Morgan
Alexander Skarsgård
Stefan Lubert
Jason Clarke
Lewis Morgan
Martin Compston
Burnham
Kate Phillips
Susan Burnham
Flora Thiemann
Freda Lubert
Jannik Schümann
Albert
Fionn O'Shea
Barker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Kent
- Writers
- Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Kent, shot by Franz Lustig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Martin Phipps. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Beverley Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård and Jason Clarke carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt5977276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Kent directs. Franz Lustig behind the camera. Martin Phipps scores. Beverley Mills cuts. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany.
- 4Directed by James Kent, shot by Franz Lustig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Martin Phipps. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Beverley Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård and Jason Clarke carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt5977276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Franz Lustig
- Original score
- Martin Phipps
- Editing
- Beverley Mills
- Production design
- Sonja Klaus
- Costume design
- Bojana Nikitović
- Makeup / hair
- Miriam Hübner
- VFX supervisor
- John Lockwood
- Sound
- Paul Cotterell
- Stunt coordinator
- Tomas Rydval
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $9,215,591
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
James Kent
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Scott Free Productions
GB
Amusement Park Films
DE
Fox Searchlight Pictures
US
Key crew
- StuntsMatous Brichcin
- Stunt DriverJindřich Klaus
- Stunt DriverMartin Semerád
- Stunt DoubleMarek Brichcin
- First Assistant DirectorNige Watson
- Second Assistant DirectorNikki Molloy
- NovelRhidian Brook
- CastingNina Gold
- Still PhotographerDavid Appleby
- ProducerJack Arbuthnott
- Executive ProducerCarlo Dusi
- Head of ProductionDavid Greenbaum
- ProducerMalte Grunert
- Associate ProducerPavel Muller
- Executive ProducerJoe Oppenheimer
- Line ProducerSarah Wheale
- EditorBeverley Mills
- CastingArwa Salmanova
- Casting AssistantAmal El-Farfachi
- Casting AssociateMartin Ware
- Costume DesignBojana Nikitović
- Art Department CoordinatorKaterina van Gemundova
- Art DirectionMatthias Klemme
- Art DirectionJiri Matura
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- post war germany
- post world war ii
- hamburg, germany
- 1940s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2019-03-15R
Also known as
International titles
- Coeurs ennemisFR
- Viviendo con el EnemigoCO
- 애프터매스KR
