Emotional true story now on Netflix is one of films | UK News

Netflix subscribers have been suggested to watch a new arrival on the streaming platform that has been deemed “one of the best films of the decade”.

Television critic, Luke Ecclestone describes the film, which is based on a true story as “emotional and heartbreaking”. The movie is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama and is sure to set your pulse racing.

“The film I am talking about is Aftersun,” Luke revealed in a TikTok video. “I spoke about it in 2022 when it came out, but now it’s on Netflix I am so happy because more people need to see it.”

Written and directed by Charlotte Wells – her debut movie – she tells the story of her own childhood, which follows the reminiscences of a younger Scottish lady named Sophie who is on vacation with her dad, Calum, performed by Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal.

“She goes through old memories and VHS tapes to really get down to remembering her dad, who she sadly lost at a young age and notices the young struggle he is going through,” Luke added of the plot.

“It is such an extraordinary and beautiful film,” Luke declared. “I will never, ever forget it. If you are a fan of films, you will have probably heard of it, but I beg you to get Aftersun on your watchlist because it is such an important film.”

The British drama’s synopsis reads: “At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum. As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood.

“Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last vacation grow to be a highly effective and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the daddy she knew with the person she did not, in Charlotte Wells’ excellent and searingly emotional debut movie.”

Aftersun boasts an impressive IMDb rating of 7.6 out of 10 following 130,000 reviews, meanwhile. One recent 10-star review reads: “This movie crept up on me. I used to be nervous it was a gimmicky artwork movie (plus at the start the dialogue was arduous to decipher) but as the movie went on I used to be swept up in it – purely down to Paul Mescal’s and Francesca Corio’s performances.

“Achingly beautiful. I was crying without realising and also on the tube home – the tears just kept coming but it was nothing to do with me.”

While a second viewer commented: “I cannot remember a time that a film made me cry. I can’t even think of this movie without feeling knots in my throat. This is such a heartbreaking portrait of parenthood with depression, specifically the perpetual pursuit of keeping that side of you from your child, for the sake of making lasting memories with them.

“The little particulars and layers upon layers to the characters is just spectacular. The performances left me completely speechless. The subtlety and the natural stream of the dialogue and interactions takes a screenwriter with a deep understanding of the human condition.”

Aftersun obtained 4 nominations at the 76th BAFTA Awards, where Wells gained for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Mescal was nominated as Best Lead Actor at the ninety fifth Academy Awards, in addition to receiving a BAFTA nomination in the same class.