After Love

After Love

Directed by Aleem Khan

Produced by The Bureau, BBC Film

202189 min7.1 / 10

A contemplative drama about grief, betrayal, and self-discovery as a widow uncovers her late husband's hidden life across the Channel.

Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is After Love sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is After Love violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is After Love scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is After Love easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does After Love end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like After Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as After Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like After Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like After Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like After Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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