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The Here After

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The Here After

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Summary

A teenager is released from a young offenders' institution and returns to his family home. He is forced to endure a life of silent misery as his past crimes inspire bullying from his schoolfriends, while their suspicious parents take steps to drive him from the community altogether. His only solace comes in a friendship with a girl who is fascinated by his dark past. Drama, starring Ulrik Munther and Mats Blomgren. In Swedish

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

A rural community is asked to forgive a shocking crime in Swedish director Magnus von Horn's quietly charged feature debut. It controversially aligns the audience with the young perpetrator (Ulrik Munther) as he returns to the care of his father after a short stretch in a secure facility, oblivious to the damaging effect his presence has on those around him. The largely static camerawork, which often holds us at a remove, signposts its director's desire not to pass judgement, but The Here After also refuses to provide answers and its opaqueness can frustrate. Munther turns in an unnervingly inscrutable but reliably compelling performance at the centre and the film builds ample tension as it drip-feeds us fragments of backstory, touching on some fascinating dilemmas, drawing attention to the medium's tendency to build bias, and confounding expectations. But although it's never less than credible in its depiction of social alienation, small-town mindsets and male rage, it's hard to shake the feeling that this is merely the bare bones of what could have been a much more engaging story.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameJohnUlrik MuntherMartinMats BlomgrenGrandfatherWieslaw KomasaFilipAlexander NordegrenMalinLoa EkBeaEllen JelinekHeadmasterInger NilssonKimOliver Heilmann

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMagnus von Horn

Details

Theatrical distributor

Soda Pictures

Released on

2016-03-11

Languages

Swedish

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references, some violence, brief nudity.

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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