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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   282 votes
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Director:
Gilles Bourdos
Writers:
Michel Spinosa (screenplay) and
Gilles Bourdos (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
14 January 2009 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Nathan, a brilliant New York lawyer who leads a life of professional success, but his private life is pretty dismal since he divorced Claire... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
'Ben Hur' Is Back In The Chariot
 (From CinemaSpy. 6 May 2009, 12:43 PM, PDT)

Weinsteins are thinking of what they'll do 'Afterwards'
 (From ioncinema. 12 February 2009)

User Comments:
Intriguing story undone by a wooden lead and confusing direction more (1 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Romain Duris ... Nathan

John Malkovich ... Doctor Kay

Evangeline Lilly ... Claire
Pascale Bussières ... Anna

Sara Waisglass ... Tracey

Reece Thompson ... Jeremy (as Reece Daniel Thompson)

Bruno Verdoni ... Doctor
Joan Gregson ... Mother-in-law

Mark Camacho ... Lawyer
Robin Wilcock ... Lawyer
Edward Yankie ... Lawyer

Carlo Mestroni ... Lawyer

Glenda Braganza ... Rachel
Leni Parker ... Admission clerk
Henri Pardo ... Haitian spokesman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ein Engel im Winter (Germany) (DVD title)
Et après (France)
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Runtime:
Canada:107 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Composer Alexandre Desplat described his score as "action music that toys with your emotions". more

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Intriguing story undone by a wooden lead and confusing direction, 30 October 2009
4/10
Author: mayorbob from Wilmington, Delaware

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Just saw this movie and the main selling point was Malkovich in the cast. He was fine, as was the female lead played by Evangeline Lilly. The main thing that did this movie in for me was a rather leaden performance from Romain Duris. The basic plot is that Malkovich is a "messenger" or someone who can foretell people's deaths. He is also a doctor working with dying people. He contacts Duris and, for the greater part of the movie, the audience is lead to believe that Duris is destined to die. Needless to say, this isn't the way the movie plays out. The director (or writer) manages to establish a dull, plodding rhythm to the film which is confusing and distracting. No more info for anyone interested in seeing the film and the film is worth a rental, if only to watch and revel in another quirky performance from Malkovich and a great performance from Evangeline Lilly. The main problem is it's difficult to empathize, sympathize or otherwise ize with Duris who has the emotional range of a rock in this film.

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