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The Aftermath

The Aftermath

20196.41h 48m

Overview

In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

Directed by James Kent
Written by Rhidian Brook, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Produced by Jack Arbuthnott, Malte Grunert
Box Office0Revenue: $9.2M

Top Cast

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Rachael Morgan

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Stefan Lubert

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Lewis Morgan

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Burnham

Kate Phillips

Kate Phillips

Susan Burnham

Flora Thiemann

Flora Thiemann

Freda Lubert

Jannik Schümann

Jannik Schümann

Albert

Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

Barker

Anna Schimrigk

Anna Schimrigk

Heike

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Siegfried Leitmann

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iipost war germanypost world war iihamburg, germany1940s

About The Aftermath

The Aftermath is a war, drama, romance film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, post war germany, post world war ii, hamburg, germany, 1940s. Directed by James Kent, it stars Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke. In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

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