Aftersun (bc30)
日麗 (bc30)
- Released
- 17 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Certificate
- Category IIA
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIA · 101 minutes.
What it is about
At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells’ superb and searingly emotional debut film.
What to expect
Charlotte Wells’ debut follows 11-year-old Sophie on a Turkish resort holiday with her father Calum, played by Paul Mescal. The movie stays close to Sophie’s point of view, catching the small rituals and bored afternoons of a package holiday while hinting at the sadness Calum hides from her. Frankie Corio gives an unaffected performance that anchors the movie’s lighter moments, and Mescal keeps his charm laced with something unreachable. The structure cuts between the holiday and the adult Sophie looking back, but it never explains — it just lets the gaps sit. The movie runs 101 minutes and is rated IIA, opening in Hong Kong on 17 September 2026 with English and Chinese subtitles. It is playing a limited release, so check listings. The cinematography uses natural light and close framing that benefits from a cinema screen, though standard projection is fine — this is not a movie that needs premium formats.
Cast
- Paul Mescal
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Frankie Corio
- Celia Rowlson-Hal
Crew
- Director Charlotte Wells
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 101 minutes.
- What is the Hong Kong certificate?
- IIA — not suitable for children, but fine for teenagers and adults. The rating reflects emotional themes rather than any explicit content.
- Are there Chinese subtitles?
- Yes, the Hong Kong release has both English and Chinese subtitles.
- Is it showing in many cinemas?
- It is a limited release, so check local listings. Not every multiplex will carry it.