Afterschool (2008)
68%RT Audience Score: 48%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Antonio Campos’Afterschool is an intelligent, ambitious debut that boasts strong performances and plenty of ideas
Afterschool is like a horror movie for the YouTube generation. It’s got all the creepy vibes and chilling effects that will make you want to sleep with the lights on. But it’s also a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between technology and power dynamics in schools. The performances are natural and the themes are enticingly provocative. It’s definitely worth checking out, just maybe not right before bed.
Production Company(ies)
Kurosawa Production Co., Sammy Toho Company,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.33 : 1
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Runtime:2h 1m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2009 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2010
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Jeremy Allen White – self
Emory Cohen – Trevor
Michael Stuhlbarg – self
Addison Timlin – Amy
Rosemarie DeWitt – Teacher
Antonio Campos – Director/Writer
Sean Durkin – Producer
Josh Mond – Producer
Director(s)
Antonio Campos
Writer(s)
Antonio Campos
Producer(s)
Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (9)
At its best this film is brave, cool and brimful of ideas, and if they’re barely contained within the slightly flimsy story, that’s down to Campos’ decision to give himself the safety net of a well-worn genre.
July 6, 2018
Lisa Mullen
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 1/5
Nicolas Rapold
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
It’s both a supremely controlled exercise in form and tone and an intriguing exploration of the ways new technology intersects with age-old questions of dominance, control and individuality, particularly in the school setting.
October 9, 2009
Andrew O’Hehir
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
Anthony Campos (who was 24 when he made this jolting pic) captures the numbing psychic scramble that just might cause the YouTube generation to go morally haywire. Or become filmmakers.
October 7, 2009 | Rating: B+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Campos has developed a style of his own, one that owes as much to video installations as it does to cinematic narrative.
October 2, 2009 | Rating: B+
Sam Adams
Philadelphia City Paper
TOP CRITIC
Though thin on story, the film shows poise and vision, using bleak cinema-realite techniques with chilling effect. Campos promises to be heard from again.
October 2, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
Kyle Smith
New York Post
TOP CRITIC
Antonio Campos’ Afterschool plays like the creepy younger brother of Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret.
September 23, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/5
Simon Miraudo
Quickflix
The film examines such relevant issues as violence in school, voyeurism, and abuse.
June 9, 2011 | Rating: B
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
When not downright creepy, it’s quietly damning of an administration willing to point all the wrong fingers and play up all the wrong angles before brushing the matter aside.
December 17, 2009
William Goss
Cinematical
This is a little movie well worth checking out. The performances are very natural, and the themes are enticingly provocative.
November 4, 2009 | Rating: 3/4
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
Whatever happened to the analog days when kids found contentment by cramming phone booths, sitting on flagpoles or simply going steady?
October 6, 2009 | Rating: 4/4
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze
Antonio Campos’s character study of a prep school social misfit named Robert (Ezra Miller) is an intimate psychological journey into a coded juvenile mindset.
October 3, 2009 | Rating: B+
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com…
Plot
A prep-school student accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates and is asked to put together a memorial video in Antonio Campos’ Afterschool.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Ezra Miller in a leading role.
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