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After Love

After Love

20217.11h 29m

Overview

Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

Directed by Aleem Khan
Written by Aleem Khan
Produced by Matthieu de Braconier
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Top Cast

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Mary/Fahima

Nathalie Richard

Nathalie Richard

Genevieve

Nasser Memarzia

Nasser Memarzia

Ahmed

Talid Ariss

Talid Ariss

Solomon

Sudha Bhuchar

Sudha Bhuchar

Farzanna

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Nisha Chadha

Mina

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Jabeen Butt

Saadia

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Subika Anwar-Khan

Salma

Elijah Braik

Elijah Braik

Farooq

Adam Karim

Adam Karim

Imran

Themes & Keywords

widowcleanerdovercalais

About After Love

After Love is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of widow, cleaner, dover, calais. Directed by Aleem Khan, it stars Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Nasser Memarzia. Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

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