Aftersun Trivia | 23 facts about the British film

“Aftersun” is a drama film. It has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the best films of 2022.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Aftersun is a 2022 drama film
2. It is written and directed by Charlotte Wells
3. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall
4. It was released in the United States on 21 October 2022 by A24
5. And in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2022 by Mubi
6. The film received acclaim from critics
7. 11-year-old Sophie takes a summer vacation to Turkey with her loving and idealistic father, Calum
8. Twenty years later, she reminisces about the experience, reflecting on their relationship and the parts of him she wasn’t able to know
9. Aftersun is the feature film debut of director and writer Charlotte Wells
10. Calling it “emotionally autobiographical”
11. She sought to delve into “a different period” in a relationship between a young parent and a daughter than what she explored in her 2015 debut short film, Tuesday
12. Frankie Corio was one of over 800 applicants before being cast
13. Filming took place in Turkey
14. The film premiered as part of International Critics’ Week during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
15. There it won a jury prize
16. It screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the Adelaide Film Festival
17. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Aftersun holds an approval rating of 96%
18. Βased on 165 reviews
19. With an average rating of 8.9/10
20. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Led by Frankie Corio’s tremendous performance, Aftersun deftly ushers audiences to the intersection between our memories of loved ones and who they really are”
21. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 95 out of 100
22. Based on 45 critics
23. Indicating “universal acclaim”