The Aftermath
Romantic, post-WWII drama starring two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård (The Legend of Tarzan), and Jason Clarke (Everest). Based on the novel by Rhidian Brook, the story follows a British couple relocated to a Hamburg home during the reconstruction, but find their marriage tested with the presence of the house's previous owner.
- Director:
- James Kent ('Testament of Youth')
- Writer:
- Joe ShrapnelAnna Waterhouse
- Cast:
- Alexander SkarsgårdKeira KnightleyJason ClarkeKate PhillipsJannik SchümannFionn O'Shea
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Craig Mathieson
flicksAt the beginning of this period drama, set amidst the ruins and ramifications of occupied Germany just after the merciful end of World War II, Keira Knightley’s character Rachael Morgan, an English military wife long separated from her husband, arrives in Hamburg by train. On the platform she awkwardly greets the uniformed Lewis (Jason Clarke). It’s not clear if they’re married or merely distant siblings, but the scrambled current between them is overwhelmed by the period detail: the engine smoke that must clear for the couple to sight each other, the intricacies of the costumes, and the choreographed bustle of extras.
Keira Knightley is wasted in this Skarsgard affair
Keira Knightley has already impressed me this year with one of my favourite films of the year so far, Colette. So when I came out of the theatre after that film and spotted the poster for this film, it was instantly in my list of movies to check out as soon as possible. Luckily for me, the local cinema was doing a sneak peek for the long Easter weekend, so...
The Telegraph
pressYou may well enjoy this unusual love story: for its performances, its strong sense of time and place, and its vivid reminder that a war's official end is never really anything of the kind.
Screen Daily
pressThis slightly stodgy drama is elevated by the presence of Australian actor Clarke, who commands attention a as the weary British Colonel weighed down by years of incessant tragedy.
Little White Lies
pressThe pressure that all three protagonists are under feels genuinely affecting, as the film knows to linger on the morally thorny and painful moments that its story entails.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWhere it might have been an old-fashioned melodrama with credible historical appeal, instead it suggests an old-school celluloid epic whose print has lost a reel or two.
Empire Magazine
pressThe bones of the story have been played a million times, but a talented and committed cast make this swoonsome rather than samey.
Flicks, Craig Mathieson
flicksAt the beginning of this period drama, set amidst the ruins and ramifications of occupied Germany just after the merciful end of World War II, Keira Knightley’s character Rachael Morgan, an English military wife long separated from her husband, arrives in Hamburg by train. On the platform she awkwardly greets the uniformed Lewis (Jason Clarke). It’s not clear if they’re married or merely distant siblings, but the scrambled current between them is overwhelmed by the period detail: the engine smoke that must clear for the couple to sight each other, the intricacies of the costumes, and the choreographed bustle of extras.
The Telegraph
pressYou may well enjoy this unusual love story: for its performances, its strong sense of time and place, and its vivid reminder that a war's official end is never really anything of the kind.
Screen Daily
pressThis slightly stodgy drama is elevated by the presence of Australian actor Clarke, who commands attention a as the weary British Colonel weighed down by years of incessant tragedy.
Little White Lies
pressThe pressure that all three protagonists are under feels genuinely affecting, as the film knows to linger on the morally thorny and painful moments that its story entails.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWhere it might have been an old-fashioned melodrama with credible historical appeal, instead it suggests an old-school celluloid epic whose print has lost a reel or two.
Empire Magazine
pressThe bones of the story have been played a million times, but a talented and committed cast make this swoonsome rather than samey.
Keira Knightley is wasted in this Skarsgard affair
Keira Knightley has already impressed me this year with one of my favourite films of the year so far, Colette. So when I came out of the theatre after that film and spotted the poster for this film, it was instantly in my list of movies to check out as soon as possible. Luckily for me, the local cinema was doing a sneak peek for the long Easter weekend,...
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