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The entire story is an act of remembrance. Adult Sophie is trying to understand the father she loved but couldn’t truly know as a child. She revisits the vacation to piece together clues about his inner turmoil—clues she was too young to recognize at the time. The film’s devastating final moments, set to Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie, suggest that Calum’s struggles eventually won. Sophie is left with fragmented memories and the haunting question: Was there anything she could have done?

The story follows Sophie, a young woman looking back at a vacation she took with her father, Calum, when she was 11 years old (played by Frankie Corio). The film cuts between the 1990s summer holiday at a budget resort in Turkey and the present day, where an adult Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall) reflects on those memories through camcorder footage. aftersun 2022 streaming

On the surface, the vacation is ordinary: swimming, playing arcade games, eating ice cream, and awkward karaoke. Young Sophie is at the cusp of adolescence—curious, observant, and eager to connect with her father. Calum (Paul Mescal) is a loving, gentle, and attentive dad. He teaches her tai chi, tries to fix her sunburn, and dances with her. The entire story is an act of remembrance