🎬 Film / Short
Aftersun
Some memories stay with you forever.
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["Academy Award Nomination Best Actor (Paul Mescal)","BAFTA Nomination Best British Film","BAFTA EE Rising Star Award (Paul Mescal nominated)","Cannes Critics Week: Prix Regards Neufs","National Society of Film Critics Best Film"]
About
Aftersun (2022) is Charlotte Wells's debut feature — a quiet, devastating film about an 11-year-old girl (Frankie Corio) recalling a Turkish holiday with her father (Paul Mescal) from an adult perspective, realizing what she couldn't understand as a child. Shot for under $1M and distributed by A24, it earned Paul Mescal an Academy Award nomination and appeared on hundreds of 'Best Films of the Decade So Far' lists.
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Cast & Performance
Direction
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Streaming & Distribution
Cast & Performance
Paul Mescal's Calum is a quiet, heartbreaking performance as a young father concealing depression from his daughter. His Oscar nomination confirmed his star status.
Frankie Corio's natural, unaffected performance as 11-year-old Sophie is the film's emotional anchor — one of the finest child performances ever filmed.
Direction
Charlotte Wells's debut is one of the decade's finest films — a study of grief, depression, and childhood memory that accumulates devastating weight.
Production
Streaming & Distribution
A24 distributed Aftersun — their smallest-budget film to earn an Academy Award acting nomination.