Afterlife

  • Willem Bosch
  • The Netherlands
  • 2019
  • 93'
  • Hiernamaals

After her mother’s death, fourteen-year-old Sam takes over caring for her father and two younger brothers. Sam is an excellent student, always finishing her tasks on time. Rushing to school one morning, she gets into an accident and dies. When she arrives to “the other side”, a tactless angel named Martin offers her a choice between being reincarnated and the afterlife. She chooses the afterlife and is reunited with her mother Vera. But Vera is dismayed because Sam has not had a chance to experience life yet. When Sam changes her mind about wanting to live, she is left with no alternative but to start breaking the rules.

Subtitles: HR, EN

Willem Bosch

Scriptwriter on several Dutch films and TV shows of different genres, including drama, action and thriller. In 2015, he directed the short film Weg met Willem. Afterlife is his feature film debut.

Afterlife

Director
Willem Bosch
Screenplay
Willem Bosch
Cast
Sanaa Giwa, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Romana Vrede, Jan-Paul Buijs
DOP
Jacco van Ree
Editing
Bas Icke
Producer
Pieter Kuijpers, Sander van Meurs, Iris Otten, Gemma Derksen
Production
Pupkin Film, BNNVARA
Festivals & Awards
Cleveland Int'l Film Festival 2019; Seatlle Int'l Film Festival 2019; Zlín Film Festival 2019

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