Light Thereafter

2017 Bulgarian film
  • John Engel
  • Mila Voinikova
StarringBarry KeoghanCinematographyNenad BoroevichEdited byAnja SiemensMusic byMichelino Bisceglia
Production
companies
  • Multifilm
  • Left Field Ventures
  • Film and Music Entertainment
Release date
Running time
102 minutesCountries
  • Bulgaria
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish

Light Thereafter is a 2017 Bulgarian drama film directed by Konstantin Bojanov starring Barry Keoghan as Pavel, a lonely teenager who is obsessed with the French painter Arnaud.[1]

Premise

Lonely autistic teenager Pavel (Keoghan) travels from London, where he lives with his mother, to France in hopes of meeting Arnaud (Bodnia), a famous French painter. Along the way, he crosses paths with a number of unusual figures including his aunt (Sichov) and Julie (Rigot), a hitchhiker. His ultimate encounter and apprenticeship with Arnaud does not match Pavel's expectation's due to the painter's exacting discipline.[2]

Cast

  • Barry Keoghan as Pavel
  • Kim Bodnia as Arnaud
  • Thure Lindhardt as Piri
  • Lubna Azabal as Soumaya
  • Solène Rigot as Julie
  • Slimane Dazi as Driver
  • Catherine Salee as Julie's mother
  • Alexis Julemont as Nicholas
  • Lucie Debay as Lola
  • Margita Gosheva as Miglena
  • Dounia Sichov as Eva
  • Elitsa Mateva as Nikki
  • Sanislava Nikolova as Nuri
  • Frederic Etherlink as Conrad
  • Alain Bellot as Julie's father
  • Fanny Toneur as Nicholas' wife
  • Ersin Mustafov as Javier
  • John Kinory as Mayfair passerby

Release

Light Thereafter premiered at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[1]

Reception

Critical reception

Jonathan Romney of Screendaily characterized Light Thereafter as "clunkily written" with a "very male" approach to sexuality but praised Barry Keoghan's performance.[2]

Accolades

Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
International Film Festival Rotterdam 5 February 2017 Hivos Tiger Competition Konstantin Bojanov Nominated [1]
Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 10 October 2017 Best Cinematographer Award Nenad Boroevich Won [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Light Thereafter". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Romney, Johnathan. "'Light Thereafter': Rotterdam Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Golden Rose 2017 Awards". Bulgarian National Film Center. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

External links

  • Light Thereafter at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata