& Kogonada

After Yang

6.7

In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.

Director: , Kogonada
Main Cast: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
Soundtrack: , ASKA
Cinematography: , Benjamin Loeb
Screenplay: , Kogonada, Alexander Weinstein

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

9 foreign reviews of After Yang (2021)

1. Moviezine

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: Even though I am sure that some will dismiss "After Yang" due to its slow pace, I am equally sure that this is why it will remain in the subconscious of others. A memory that, even if a life is too short to keep it forever, can still live on through all those who come after.
- Lucas Mass
Swedish: moviezine.se »
2. Sveriges Radio

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: When I open my eyes and leave the auditorium, I see things I did not see on the way in. The grass on the ground, the sky rising up, and the bustle of people. "After Yang" is such a film, a film that breaks down the barriers of what we thought we had and shows us what we really have.
- Joakim Silverdal
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
3. Nöjesguiden

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Despite its relatively short playtime of around 90 minutes, "After Yang" feels considerably longer, but due to its consistent calm rather than being slow or drawn-out. At the same time, it is a film where you need to be on the right wavelength to truly enjoy its pace.
- John Åsenius
Swedish: ng.se »
4. Göteborgs-Posten

Positive, no rating

Translated from swedish: Origin and belonging are at the center of the poetic "After Yang".
Swedish: gp.se »
5. Dagens Nyheter

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: "After Yang" resembles certain exclusive tea resorts. One feels that there is an attractive palette of flavors, but it teases one's senses.
- Helena Lindblad
Swedish: dn.se »
6. Svenska Dagbladet

5 / 10

Translated from swedish: "After Yang" is a beautiful, but still depiction of the meaning of life in the high-tech world.
- Jeanette Gentele
Swedish: svd.se »
7. Aftonbladet

4 / 10

Translated from swedish: When one lacks real depth, it is always possible to complicate the storytelling in order to conceal it.
- Emma Gray Munthe
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
8. Filmtopp

4 / 10

Translated from swedish: The film's timid curiosity is reminiscent of Terrence Malick's, but like the old auteur, Kogonada's "After Yang" often gets a bit too distracted by his own trains of thought and reflections, to the point that it sometimes feels like he forgets the audience who is trying to decipher them.
- Oskar Pettersson
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
9. Michael Tapper

Negative, no rating

Translated from swedish: It is beautiful. It is tasteful. It is painfully sad. We might as well look at an animated furniture catalog from an upscale department store, decorated with neatly ironed people in brand-name clothes. An emotional life without temperament, without stains. How interesting or credible is that?
- Michael Tapper
Swedish: Michael Tapper »