After Love

2021 1h 29m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 161

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joanna Scanlan
Mary / Fahima
Nathalie Richard
Genevieve
Nasser Memarzia
Ahmed
Talid Ariss
Solomon
Sudha Bhuchar
Farzanna
Nisha Chadha
Mina
Jabeen Butt
Saadia
Subika Anwar-Khan
Salma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleem Khan
Writers: Aleem Khan
Languages: French, Urdu, English, Arabic
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, Urdu, English, Arabic.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleem Khan, shot by Alexander Dynan. 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 Chris Roe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gareth C. Scales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Joanna Scanlan and Nathalie Richard and Nasser Memarzia carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10692788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleem Khan directs. Alexander Dynan behind the camera. Chris Roe scores. Gareth C. Scales cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, Urdu, English, Arabic.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, Urdu, English, Arabic.
4Directed by Aleem Khan, shot by Alexander Dynan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chris Roe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gareth C. Scales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joanna Scanlan and Nathalie Richard and Nasser Memarzia carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt10692788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alexander Dynan
Original score: Chris Roe
Editing: Gareth C. Scales
Production design: Sarah Jenneson
Costume design: Nirage Mirage
Makeup / hair: Diandra Ferreira
Sound: Per Boström
Stunt coordinator: Matthew Thomas-Robinson
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: After Love (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-15
★ 7/10
Joanna Scanlan is really good here. She is "Mary", a British woman who converted to Islam to better share her life with her husband "Ahmed" whose family hailed from Pakistan. She is desolate when he unexpectedly dies, but discovers he had a secret second family - in France. Determined to meet them, she travels to their home, but her garb leads "Geneviève" (Nathalie Richard) to think she is but their agency cleaning lady. "Mary" plays along as the woman and her teenage son "Solomon" (Farid Ariss) are about to move house. What now becomes clear is that the young man misses his father, has a lively relationship with his mother and well, he too, has his own secret - one that "Mary" discovers as she finds herself drawn into the life of this complicated duo. The production is simple, the story has a straightforward, uncomplicated chronology and the narrative itself is remarkably non-judgmental. It is a story about grief, sure, but it is also one about deceit, about hope and about human nature, anger and affection. All three performances are solid with so much of the delivery from Scanlon based around her expressions, her silences and her mannerisms. There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel at the end for all of them. The religiosity of the theme adds richness, but it isn't essential - this could be a story about any family where the unexpected sheds light on the unimaginable, and it is delivered with a classy and poignant style.

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