Film

National Theatre Live: After Life

2021 · 1h 34m · Drama

If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be?

A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choose their forever. Adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, After Life is a surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

Olatunji Ayofe

Obafemi Taylor

Nino Furuhata

Young Ichiro Watanabe & Henry Thompson

Danielle Henry

One

Madeline Holliday

Jill Smart & Young Beatrice

Togo Igawa

Ichiro Watanabe

Anoushka Lucas

Katie Watanabe

Kevin McMonagle

Five

Jack James Ryan

Actor Harold & Graham Jenkins

Simon Startin

Three

Luke Thallon

Two

June Watson

Beatrice Killick

Millicent Wong

Four

• Jeremy HerrinDirector
• Jack ThorneWriter
• Hirokazu Kore-edaWriter

Release date

November 25, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama

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