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The Aftermath
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The Aftermath (2019)

War Drama
Rated R
108 min.
Release Date
March 15, 2019 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
June 25, 2019 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
James Kent
Writer
Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse, Rhidian Brook
Cast
Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgaard
Running Time
108 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content/nudity, and violence including some disturbing images

THE AFTERMATH is set in postwar Germany in 1946. Rachael Morgan (Keira Knightley) arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter, to be reunited with her husband Lewis (Jason Clarke), a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

The Aftermath is a well-staged, post-WWII drama marred by an uninteresting post-WWII romantic arc. Keira Knightley stars alongside Alexander Skarsgaard and Jason Clarke, but it’s a cast ultimately wasted by a forgettable story, a romantic drama that would have been better without the romance. Full movie review »
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