Aftersun
“Memory burns.”
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.
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Cast
24 people
Paul Mescal
Calum
Known for
Gladiator II
Normal People
Charlotte Wells
Charlotte Wells (Director) / Charlotte Wells (Writer)
Frankie Corio
Sophie
Known for
Bagman
Brooklyn Toulson
Michael
No other roles listed
Celia Rowlson-Hall
Adult Sophie
Also in
The Drama
Ma
Sally Messham
Belinda
Known for
The Miniaturist
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Ayşe Parlak
Teen Girl 1
No other roles listed
Ethan Smith
Scott
Sophia Lamanova
Teen Girl 2
No other roles listed
Spike Fearn
Olly
Known for
Alien: Romulus
Finding Emily
Harry Perdios
Toby
No other roles listed
Frank Corio
Ocean Park Father
No other roles listed
Charlotte Wells Director · Oliver Coates Composer Gregory Oke Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.8M · United States release October 21, 2022 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,834,405
Production
PASTEL
Production
BBC Film
Production
Tango Entertainment
Production
Unified Theory
Production
Screen Scotland
Production
BFI
Production
AZ Celtic Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish · Turkish
Release dates
France · May 21, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
United States · October 21, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States · December 13, 2022
Digital · A24 Screening Room
United States
September 3, 2022 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 28, 2022 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 5, 2022 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Heartland Film Festival
October 8, 2022 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 9, 2022 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 18, 2022 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 23, 2022 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
November 2, 2022 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
December 20, 2022 · Digital
April 7, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 1, 2023 · Digital · Showtime
June 21, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Argentina
November 24, 2022 · Theatrical
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Australia
August 17, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 28, 2022 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
February 23, 2023 · Theatrical
October 16, 2024 · Physical
Austria
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
December 15, 2022 · Theatrical
March 17, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Brazil
October 20, 2022 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
December 1, 2022 · Theatrical
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Canada
September 12, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 30, 2022 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 9, 2022 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
October 28, 2022 · Limited theatrical
December 20, 2022 · Digital · VSD
September 7, 2023 · Digital · Crave
Chile
November 17, 2022 · Theatrical
China
April 20, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 9, 2023 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
August 23, 2023 · Digital
Colombia
November 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 18, 2023 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Finland
April 14, 2023 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 2022 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
February 1, 2023 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 158866
June 14, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
November 13, 2023 · TV · Canal+
April 22, 2026 · Digital · France•tv
June 2, 2026 · TV · France•4
Germany
June 28, 2022 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
December 15, 2022 · Theatrical
March 17, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 3, 2022 · Premiere · Athens International Film and Video Festival
December 29, 2022 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
India
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Indonesia
November 1, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Ireland
November 18, 2022 · Theatrical
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Italy
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Japan
May 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 16, 2023 · Premiere · Kino Pavasario atidarymo filmas
March 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 18, 2023 · Premiere · Première on IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam) as IFFR Preview; Dutch première
February 23, 2023 · Theatrical
May 30, 2023 · Digital · Streaming (exclusively on MUBI)
August 31, 2023 · Digital · Release on VOD
New Zealand
August 7, 2022 · New Zealand International Film Festival
Russia
March 16, 2023 · Theatrical · Экспонента
Singapore
November 25, 2022 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
January 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2022 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
February 1, 2023 · Theatrical
August 28, 2024 · Theatrical · re- release
Spain
December 16, 2022 · Theatrical
March 17, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Sweden
January 30, 2023 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 5, 2022 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
January 19, 2023 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 19, 2022 · Premiere · Ayvalık International Film Festival
October 3, 2022 · Premiere · Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Filmekimi
December 28, 2022 · Theatrical
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
United Kingdom
August 12, 2022 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
October 13, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 17, 2022 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 18, 2022 · Theatrical
January 6, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
February 20, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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