In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Acting
Olsen's micro-expressions carry entire decades of doubt.
Production
Afterlife as beige bureaucracy—hilariously mundane yet profound.
Writing
Dialogue that makes two valid loves feel equally painful.
Director
David Freyne
Elizabeth Olsen
Joan
Miles Teller
Larry
Callum Turner
Luke
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Anna
John Early
Ryan
Barry Primus
Older Larry
Betty Buckley
Older Joan
Darryl Scheelar
Man in Car
Danny Mac
Sam
Damon Johnson
Zach
Lucy Turnbull
Charlotte
Christie Burke
Gia
Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez
Boy in Train
Angela Galanopoulos
Middle Ages Vendor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The waiting room set was inspired by 1970s DMV offices and Stanley Kubrick's sterile spaces.
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