It might have started out as a small, personal, first film about a dad and a daughter on a summer holiday, but Aftersun became the movie that never dipped below the horizon.
The reviews have continued to glow – the Guardian named it the best film of 2022 – since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, out of the main spotlight in the critics’ week sidebar.
Last week, the film’s Scottish writer-director, Charlotte Wells, added the Directors’ Guild of America (DGA) and Bafta awards for best debut to an already cluttered trophy cabinet.
Paul Mescal is up for a best
