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Thereafter (Después)

Thereafter (Después)

SOFÍA GÓMEZ CÓRDOVA | MEXICO | 2024 | 97 MIN | SPANISH EST

SOFÍA GÓMEZ CÓRDOVA | MEXICO | 2024 | 97 MIN | SPANISH EST

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Synopsis

Jorge is tousled and handsome, seemingly carefree, shouldering changes with cheerful resignation. But after his sudden death, his young mother and best friend, Carmen, is left grief-stricken, forced to reckon with the veracity of her son’s life, including his two lovers—one female, one male—left wondering why he’s ghosted them. At first, Carmen (Ludwika Paleta) refuses all comforts in the wake of her son’s death, cared for, despite her protests, by her kindly queer brother (Darío Rocas). Then, she goes digging. According to Jorge’s estranged father (Luis Velazquez), Jorge (Nicolás Haza) was depressed shortly before he drowned in the sea. Is this true—if so, why? And is this enough to prove his death was intentional? The search for answers will acquaint Carmen with Jorge’s jilted girlfriend (Adriana Palafox) and lovesick boyfriend (Alan Oliva), and reconcile her with a passion for music that hounds her even when she tries to leave it behind. In this expertly crafted tearjerker, writer-director Sofía Gómez-Córdova uses seamless flashbacks and home videos of happier times to reveal who the characters were. And Ludwika Paleta’s blistering performance-of-a-lifetime shows us who Carmen may be in the Thereafter.

Filmmaker Bio

Sofía Gómez Córdova has worked as an editor, writer, producer and director. Co-founder of Brujazul, a company focused on post-production image process promoting the film industry in provincial Mexico. Sofía Gómez Córdova produced her first feature film as director The blue years (2017; FIPRESCI Award, Ariel Award Nomination for Best First Work). Thereafter is her second feature as director.

Producer

Julia Cherrier, Bernardo Enciso, Sofía Gómez-Córdova, Paulina Villavicencio

Writer

Luis Briones, Sofía Gómez-Córdova

Cinematographer

Ernesto Trujillo

Cast

  • Ludwika Paleta
  • Darío Rocas
  • Nicolas Haza
  • Sara Isabel Quintero
  • Luis Velazquez
  • Alan Oliva
  • Adriana Palafox
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