Aftersun

 

Aftersun 2022

• Director: Charlotte Wells
• Based on novel: no
• Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in
• Sadly, neither of them
• Why? Possibly good
• Seen: 11August 2024 

Sophie (Corio), eleven, and her young dad Calum (Mescal) are on holiday in Turkey in 1968. Her single mum is at home in Edinburgh.

Sophie and Calum are having a good time, doing things tourists do on package holidays, and just being together and taking turns with the video camera.

It’s slow, and it slowly becomes clear that Calum is struggling with severe depression.

There are quick flash forwards of Sophie as an adult. These are confusing and add nothing to the story. A pity. It’s otherwise a gripping film. 

3½ * of 5