Showing posts with label high school thriller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label high school thriller. Show all posts

Monday, November 27, 2017

Busan 2017 Review: AFTER MY DEATH Breathlessly Ponders High School Suicide


By Pierce Conran


The New Currents competition gets a jolt of energy with Kim Ui-seok's livewire debut After My Death. Much like fellow competition title Last Child, the grief and guilt surrounding a high schooler's death also forms the crux of this film, but what separates them is a focus on the group rather than individual characters and punchier pacing that drives towards an intriguing finish.