After Love

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After Love

2023

1h 29m

Drama

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Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

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Critics Consensus

After Love marks an impressively nuanced feature debut for writer-director Aleem Khan -- and a brilliant showcase for Joanna Scanlan's dramatic chops.

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Pamela Hutchinson

Sight & Sound

May 14, 2026

Khan’s filmmaking is as fastidious and as deceptively restrained as his heroine.

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Ty Burr

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Jun 23, 2023

3.5/4

When it’s over, you come away feeling a little better about people and this sad, hopeful world in which we live.

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Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 31, 2023

A miraculous study of grief, jealousy and ultimately compassion, all executed with very little dialogue.

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Feb 29, 2024

C+

This film had real potential and a distinctive voice that certainly deserves to be heard by a large audience. There are individual aspects that I really love about this film, but I just wish the story connected with me more.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Aug 15, 2023

B

Astute drama.

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Francisca Tinoco

We Got This Covered

Feb 23, 2023

4/5

From BAFTA-nominated director Aleem Khan, and BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan, this visceral exploration of grief offers one of the most honest and generous representations of middle-aged womanhood in recent memory.

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ldsleem

Jan 22, 2023

Excellent movie and cast performance. Highly recommended.

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Robert S

@R0bert Sep 19, 2026

Held my rapt attention without explosive action or music. All the drama with no melodrama

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JANINA V

@RT56409443 Aug 11, 2026

Moves at a pace that allows the viewer to build some anxiety as they await the next scene. Very little dialog in the beginning of the movie which allows one to connect with the character. There are surprises, sadness and acceptance. Truely a great, great movie.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Jul 29, 2026

A rich and subtle family drama about a man with two families, and the two women who meet only after his death and must cope with an intense mixture of grief, anger, jealousy, and betrayal. The cultural mix makes the story even more interesting, with a Pakistani husband, an English wife, and a French partner. Joanna Scanlan was outstanding as the English wife, conveying a great deal with very little dialogue. I rated it down slightly because parts of the ending felt too slow and drawn out.

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Blue H

@Bluehill Jul 20, 2026

The only things that bumped me was that the women didn’t show anger towards Ahmed about his betrayal. and why did the writer feel it was necessary for the son to be gay.

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rick O

@natureflyer Jul 18, 2026

Essentially, as a theme, After Love is a film about the meaning of life....empathy. The most powerful force on the planet.

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Synopsis

Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

Director: Aleem Khan
Producer: Matthieu de Braconier
Screenwriter: Aleem Khan
Distributor: Vertigo Releasing / Ahoy Associates Entertainment
Production Co: British Film Institute, The Bureau, BBC Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2023
Runtime: 1h 29m

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