Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
AFTER LOVE
Synopsis
Grappling with the unexpected death of her husband, Mary Hussain is tidying his things in their Dover home when she discovers that he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the Channel, in Calais. Armed with just a bag and his cell phone, she sets off to uncover the truth.
Synopsis
Grappling with the unexpected death of her husband, Mary Hussain is tidying his things in their Dover home when she discovers that he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the Channel, in Calais. Armed with just a bag and his cell phone, she sets off to uncover the truth.
Our take
British actor Joanna Scanlon gives the performance of her career—scoring a surprise BAFTA win in the process—in Aleem Khan’s outstanding tale of marital secrets and lies. A film about faith and selfhood, After Love mounts a poignant and powerful reckoning with truth and forgiveness.