British director Charlotte Wells has brought her first feature, Aftersun, to Cannes and has a big hit on her hands. Appearing in the sidebar Critics’ Week section, Aftersun has become one of the most talked about and beloved films of the festival. And rightly so.

Starring Paul Mescal as a young dad Calum and Francesca Corio making an extraordinary debut as his eleven-year-old daughter Sophie, the film is essentially a two-hander. The action takes place during a cheap package holiday in Turkey at some time in the 1990s, although there are also occasional trips to the present.

Calum and Sophie make a great team. There is constant joshing (‘Dad’s 130 and going to be 131 tomorrow’), but the two also watch out for each other, the after sun of the title being diligently applied every evening. There is so much love, too. After a phone call to Sophie’s mum – Calum...