''The Here After'' ( sv, Efterskalv) is a 2015 Swedish
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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
written and directed by
Magnus von Horn
Magnus von Horn, (born 21 December 1983, Gothenburg), is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland he was brutally robbed, which resulted in him ...
. The film is a co-production between Sweden, Poland and France. It was screened in the
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
section at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...
. The film won the
Guldbagge Award for Best Film
The Guldbagge for Best Film is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to the best Swedish motion picture of the year.
Winners and nominees
Each Guldba ...
,
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Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
for Magnus von Horn and
Best Supporting Actor for Mats Blomgren at the
51st Guldbagge Awards.
Cast
*
Ulrik Munther
Jens ''Ulrik'' Munther (born 18 February 1994) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, actor and multi-instrumentalist signed to Universal Music Sweden. His debut studio album '' Ulrik Munther'', was released on 24 August 2011 and peaked to number 1 in S ...
as John
* Mats Blomgren as Martin
* Wiesław Komasa as Grandfather
* Alexander Nordgren as Filip
* Loa Ek as Malin
*
Ellen Jelinek
Ellen Marianne Mattsson Jelinek (born December 5, 1973 in Sollentuna Municipality, Sollentuna, Stockholm County) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, actress.
Mattsson studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 2000–04. She has been e ...
as Bea
* Feliv Göransson as Korv-Hampus
Reception
''The Here After'' received positive reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film has an 88% score based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.
References
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2015 films
2010s Swedish-language films
Swedish drama films
French drama films
Polish drama films
Best Film Guldbagge Award winners
Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award
2015 directorial debut films
2015 drama films
Films directed by Magnus von Horn
2010s Swedish films
2010s French films
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