Synopsis
Marie and Boris decide to get a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Tensions rise when cash-strapped Boris must continue to live with Marie and the two children while trying to figure out how to divide the assets.
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Cast
- Bérénice BejoMarie
- Cédric KahnBoris
- Marthe KellerChristine
- Catherine SaléeFriend
- Tibo VandenborreFriend
- Philippe JeusetteGoran
- Margaux SoentjensMargaux
- Jade SoentjensJade
- Francesco ItalianoAmi
- Pascal RogardAntoine
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Even when accounting for its forced and uncertain finale, this is the most poignant and perceptive thing that LaFosse has ever made, and therefore also the most painful. - 80
Empire
Unapologetically aimed at the arthouse crowd, this is superior filmmaking. Superbly acted and well written, it stakes its claim in the pantheon of love-gone-wrong watches. - 80
The Guardian
After Love is intelligent, compassionate, challenging film-making. - 80
Total Film
Joachim Lafosse’s drama is an unsentimentally observed, credibly acted study of a marriage turned sour. - 80
Variety
In a remarkable performance that at times suggests a desperate animal with nothing to lose, Kahn conveys the fact that Boris’ attachment to Marie hasn’t yet run its course. - 75
The Film Stage
The meticulous script by Lafosse and his three co-writers prompts the viewer to parse each of their sentences for underlying meaning and backstory, maintaining a necessary level of ambiguity that constantly shifts the perception of who’s in the right and who’s to blame. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Even if the air fizzles out a bit during the denouement, the film still accomplishes what it set out to do, with both Kahn and Bejo aptly shouldering all the narrative weight until the final scene. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film too often puts too much trust in dialogue, as Marie and Boris's predicament is sometimes perfectly conveyed by the actors' facial expressions and body language.
