In a deal that went under the radar from the flurry of deals taking place in Berlin, this pick-up of a recently release (in France) suspense-thriller that was co-produced by the French, Germany and Canada and which features an international cast that begins with Romain Duris, John Malkovich and includes Evangeline Lilly in her first major film role and this is perhaps why The Weinstein Co. grabbed hold of Gilles Bourdos‘ English debut Afterwards from the Wild Bunch folks.
It was released early in the year in France but got panned by critics there and it didn’t get much notice at Toronto Film Festival last year — so there are question marks as to if this will receive any legroom theatrically. I don’t know what kind of television draw Lost receives, but perhpas the company is banking on the popularity of Lilly to market the U.S. release. What might get viewers like me interested is that cinematographer Mark Ping Bing Lee (In the Mood for Love) and the score is supplied by Alexandre Desplat (Lust, Caution).
