2019 · drama · romance · coming-of-age
After
Directed by Jenny Gage1h 46m2019
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.
Our read: After (2019) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · romance · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- tender
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