''Light Thereafter'' is a 2017 Bulgarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Konstantin Bojanov Konstantin Bojanov (born 1968) is a Bulgarians, Bulgarian artist and filmmaker. Education Bojanov graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Sofia in 1987, after which he earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London. ...

starring

Barry Keoghan Barry Keoghan ( ; born 18 October 1992) is an Irish actor. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland ...

as Pavel, a lonely teenager who is obsessed with the French painter Arnaud.

Premise

Lonely

autistic Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing di ...

teenager Pavel (Keoghan) travels from

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, where he lives with his mother, to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

in hopes of meeting Arnaud (Bodnia), a famous French painter. Along the way, he crosses paths with a number of unusual figures including his aunt (Sichov) and Julie (Rigot), a hitchhiker. His ultimate encounter and apprenticeship with Arnaud does not match Pavel's expectation's due to the painter's exacting discipline.

Cast

as Pavel *

Kim Bodnia Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series '' The Bridge''. He's also known internationally for his lead role as drug dealer Frank ...

as Arnaud *

Thure Lindhardt Thure Frank Lindhardt (; born 24 December 1974) is a Denmark, Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Teater, Odense Theatre in 1998. Life and career Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's ...

as Piri *

Lubna Azabal Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress. Career Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother.Solène Rigot Solène Rigot (born 1992) is a French actress and musician. She is mostly known for playing the lead role in the Belgian movie '' Puppylove''. Career Her first big role was in '' 17 Girls''. Her performance was praised in the French movie '. S ...

as Julie *

Slimane Dazi Slimane Dazi is a French actor. Born in Nanterre, he is of Algerian-Berber descent. Filmography References External links

* French male film actors Living people 21st-century French male actors French male television actor ...

as Driver * Catherine Salee as Julie's mother * Alexis Julemont as Nicholas *

Lucie Debay Lucie Debay is a Belgian-French actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre. Career After developing an interest in acting, Debay enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels and graduated from there in 2009. She later began wor ...

as Lola * Margita Gosheva as Miglena * Dounia Sichov as Eva * Elitsa Mateva as Nikki * Sanislava Nikolova as Nuri * Frederic Etherlink as Conrad * Alain Bellot as Julie's father * Fanny Toneur as Nicholas' wife * Ersin Mustafov as Javier * John Kinory as Mayfair passerby

Release

''Light Thereafter'' premiered at the 2017

International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

Reception

Critical reception

Jonathan Romney of

Screendaily ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned ''Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involve ...

characterized ''Light Thereafter'' as "clunkily written" with a "very male" approach to sexuality but praised

's performance.

Accolades

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt4181716 Bulgarian drama films 2017 drama films Films about autism