London, Picturehouse Central, February 18 2019

The Aftermath is a 2019 drama film directed by James Kent and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Rhidian Brook. It stars Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke, and Alexander Scheer. The film was released in the United States on March 15, 2019, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival on February 26, 2019.

Synopsis :
The Aftermath is set in postwar Germany in 1946. Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter to be reunited with her husband Lewis Morgan, a colonel of British Forces Germany charged with rebuilding the shattered city and dealing with violent insurgent Werwolf activities. The couple, whose relationship is tense due to their son Michael being killed during the Blitz by German bombing, will be staying in the requisitioned house of German architect Stefan Lubert and his teenage daughter Freda Lubert. Lewis decides to let Stefan and Freda stay in the house in the attic, a decision that Rachael is initially unhappy with because of her resentment toward Germans over Michael's death. However, Rachael bonds with Stefan over shared grief: Stefan's wife was killed by Allied bombing. Rachael and Stefan begin having an affair. The situation is complicated by Stefan being suspected of Werwolf involvement, though it is actually Freda's boyfriend Bertie who is involved. Lewis eventually realizes Rachael and Stefan are having an affair when he hears of her advocating on Stefan's behalf. When Lewis confronts Rachael, she tells him that she is leaving him to be with Stefan. Bertie tries to assassinate Lewis but instead kills Lewis and Rachael's chauffeur by mistake. Bertie attempts to escape through the woods but falls through ice to his death. After Lewis admits his grief over Michael to Rachael, she decides to stay with Lewis instead of leaving with Stefan.

The Aftermath
Directed by James Kent
Produced by Jack Arbuthnott, Malte Grunert, Ridley Scott
Screenplay by Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Based on The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook
Starring Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke
Music by Martin Phipps
Cinematography : Franz Lustig
Edited by Beverley Mills
Production companies : Amusement Park Films, Scott Free Productions, BBC Films
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date : February 26, 2019 (GFF), March 1, 2019 (United Kingdom), March 15, 2019 (United States)
Running time : 108 minutes
Country : United Kingdom, Germany, United States

(Source : Wikipedia)

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