Aftersun
classified 12APlease note: This was screened in Dec 2022
Aftersun is the shattering debut from Scottish writer/director Charlotte Wells, about a young father and his daughter on holiday, which is being hailed as the discovery of the autumn.
11-year-old Sophie and her dad Calum (Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal, both with astonishing performances) are on holiday in Turkey in the late 1990s. Despite a rough start - such as Calum’s broken arm and a room with a double bed rather than twins - it should be bliss. The ‘Macarena’ is blaring, the warm air is filled with the smell of sunscreen and Sophie is capturing it all on her mini-DV cam... However, cracks begin to emerge in the façade Calum is trying to maintain to give Sophie a perfect holiday.
After its premiere in Cannes, Aftersun quickly became one of the most talked about films of the festival - and it is easy to see why. This is a delicate heartbreak of a film - an intimate story of grief, mental illness, father/daughter love and self-discovery. A small miracle we can't wait for you to discover.