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After Yang

  • 2021
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
25K
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Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja in After Yang (2021)
In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
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In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.

  • Director
    • Kogonada
  • Writers
    • Alexander Weinstein
    • Kogonada
  • Stars
    • Colin Farrell
    • Jodie Turner-Smith
    • Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kogonada
    • Writers
      • Alexander Weinstein
      • Kogonada
    • Stars
      • Colin Farrell
      • Jodie Turner-Smith
      • Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
    • 161User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 38 nominations total

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    After Yang: Working With Colin (Behind The Scenes)
    Featurette 1:24
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    After Yang: Recorded Memories (Behind The Scenes)
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    After Yang: Recorded Memories (Behind The Scenes)
    After Yang: Dancing Scene (Behind The Scenes)
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    The Cast of 'After Yang' Answer Our Burning Questions
    Interview 3:39
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    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Jake
    Jodie Turner-Smith
    Jodie Turner-Smith
    • Kyra
    Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
    Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
    • Mika
    Justin H. Min
    Justin H. Min
    • Yang
    Orlagh Cassidy
    Orlagh Cassidy
    • Lilian
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Russ
    Sarita Choudhury
    Sarita Choudhury
    • Cleo
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • George
    Ava DeMary
    Ava DeMary
    • Vicky
    Adeline Kerns
    Adeline Kerns
    • Twin 1
    Ansley Kerns
    Ansley Kerns
    • Twin 2
    Haley Lu Richardson
    Haley Lu Richardson
    • Ada
    Lee Wong
    • Wei
    • (as Takeo Lee Wong)
    Brett Dier
    Brett Dier
    • Aaron
    Eve Lindley
    Eve Lindley
    • Faye
    Nana Mensah
    Nana Mensah
    • Nico
    An-Li Bogan
    An-Li Bogan
    • Ling
    Deborah Hedwall
    Deborah Hedwall
    • Nancy
    • Director
      • Kogonada
    • Writers
      • Alexander Weinstein
      • Kogonada
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    User reviews161

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    7Catocala

    Beautiful but slow movie, negative reviewers should watch a different genre

    If it's not your cup of tea, I can understand because the movie is slow despite only being about 1,5 hours, but to immediately give it a rating below 5 is honestly childish.

    The story discusses so many important and philosophical questions and it does so in a very organized and beautiful way, with fantastic cinematography and solid acting.

    With a complex story where dialogue is fewer than in most films, you need to make sure the viewer can easily understand what you're point is. I think this flaw is the reason that some people dislike it so much that they give a movie such a low score even though it is so well crafted and emotionally touching. This is in part because of Colin Farrell, who gives a bit of a vague and neutral performance, but also it's because of the general style of the film. The shots are slow and often silent or with sparse dialogue. However, the words are so intentional and accompanied by lots of visual info in order to make the message clear. So instead of a matter of "being boring" or "pointless", it might just be a matter of some people missing the point.

    On a brighter note: fantastic acting by Justin Min (playing the AI 'sibling/companion' Yang). He perfectly walked the line between acting as though you're essentially a robot yet providing loads of micro-expressions to make you believe he is an AI that would pass the Turing test.

    The movie contains a lot of topics: it's about grief, belonging, ethical and moral questions, relational problems, human consciousness vs AI, xenophobia/racism, cultural identity and more.

    Therefore alone, this movie is worth the watch, especially for those who like to think about life and the human experience. With this many topics, a movie can easily become overly convoluted or messy, but the aesthetically pleasing shots combined with conscientiously written dialogue and script managed to stay clear.

    It truely saddens me how much the point was missed by some reviews of people who obviously disliked the movie. However, I would advise them to watch a different genre. This movie isn't your run of the mill, adrenaline fueled scifi bots-with-guns movie. It's a soft, carefully detailed and slow exploration of touching themes for those who are open to the experience.
    9siderite

    Beautifully shot, well acted, with deep and subtle symbolism, a bit slow

    We immediately see that we are in the future because everything has great style and space and nature, Colin Farrell is married to a beautiful and exotic black woman (who kind of treats him like dirt because he doesn't earn as much) and they have a Chinese daughter and a human looking android. Then the android breaks, leaving the family, but mostly the little girl, bereaved. It is up to Farrell's character to understand why it broke, untangle the complex rules of service and/or replacement in a corporate ruled world and also discover who their android actually was.

    At no moment does the film hit you over the head with anything. Ideas are subtle, although not too much, seeing that I caught on to them. At its core the film examines deep concepts like the meaning and worth of one's life, the value of connection, but in a way that brings a lot to the discussion, yet not forcing an answer. It poses questions in the form of characters dealing with stuff and there is no definite closure, although they all reach some sort of higher understanding.

    I would like to tell you that I loved the film, but it had its issues as well. One of them is that it was kind of slow. Everything was meticulously planned and beautifully shot, but consider that this is barely one hour and a half and felt a lot longer. Indeed, it is based on a short story so either the writer/director had to add a lot more to the story or instead focus on style and art form. It is a very good film and certainly one of the better I've seen in a while and I highly recommend it, but it might be advisable to be in a more contemplative or introspective mood when you try watching it.
    yusufpiskin

    Black Mirror for ArtHouse

    I would like to say "It is a very good production about questioning human values through Artificial Intelligence..." but especially in the last 20 years, so much work has been done in the field of streaming, cinema and literature that Kogonada's film is a very solid cinematographer. And it offers nothing new to the audience other than a great Colin Farrell acting.

    People who rated this movie highly may have never watched Black Mirror.
    7A_Different_Drummer

    gentle and lyrical and flawless

    So few of these hi-concept lo-budget sci-fi films succeed, it is important for both critics and viewers alike to honor those that pull it off. That said, to argue that the brilliance of the film lies in its ability to leave the viewer with weighty thoughts afterwards is to miss the joy and compassion of the film in real time. Not Marvel. Not even especially commercial. But, for what it is, flawless. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
    6ckonopacky

    SLOW

    This has to be one of THE slowest moving movies I've ever watched. Although it was a beautiful story and interesting it was painful to sit through. I actually had to watch it in several different segments at three different times just to get through it. Also it's very darkly filmed so be prepared to close all the shades in the room you're in.

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    • Trivia
      Adapted from the short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" by Alexander Weinstein, which is included in the author's 2016 collection, "Children of the New World."
    • Goofs
      The camera that Yang uses to take the family portrait is a Pentax K1000, a common SLR film camera. The film shows Yang setting a self-timer (you can hear it buzzing) but the Pentax K1000 has no self-timer function.
    • Quotes

      Yang: The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said: What the caterpillar calls "the end" the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: Movies that Destroyed and Restored my Faith in Humanity | Sundance 2022 (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Air on the G String (From Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068) [For Piano - Siloti]
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performed by Luis Sarro

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Khoảng Cách Kỳ Lạ
    • Production companies
      • A24
      • Cinereach
      • Per Capita Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,872
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,872
      • Mar 6, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $729,254
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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