After My Death

After My Death

My close friend is dead, and people swam around me for answers.

Directed by Kim Ui-seok

Produced by Korean Academy of Film Arts, CGV Arthouse

2018113 min7.0 / 10

A haunting, ambiguous investigation into a classmate's disappearance that grapples with guilt, innocence, and the unknowability of another person's inner life.

When a school girl disappears, suicide is suspected, and one of her classmates is suspected of having goaded her into it.

Questions people ask

  • Is After My Death sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is After My Death easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does After My Death end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is After My Death violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is After My Death scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like After My Death

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as After My Death

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like After My Death, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like After My Death, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like After My Death, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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