Afterschool (2008)

An Internet-addicted prep-school student captures on video camera the drug overdose of two girls.

Director:

Antonio Campos

Writer:

Antonio Campos

Stars:

Ezra Miller, Jeremy Allen White, Emory Cohen

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ezra Miller	...	Robert
Jeremy Allen White	...	Dave
Emory Cohen	...	Trevor
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Mr. Burke
Addison Timlin	...	Amy
David Costabile	...	Mr. Anderson (as David Costable)
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Ms. Vogel
Dariusz M. Uczkowski	...	Peter (as Dariusz Michal Uczkowski)
Gary Wilmes	...	Mr. Virgil
Lee Wilkof	...	Mr. Wiseman
Paul Sparks	...	Detective Eclisse
Bill Raymond	...	Mr. Williams
Alexandra Neil	...	Gloria Talbert
Mark Zeisler	...	Tom Talbert
Christopher McCann	...	Mr. Ullman

Storyline

Having joined a recently created video club, a lowly prep-school sophomore - desensitized from reality by frequently viewed Internet imagery - accidentally captures on video the final moments of admired twin senior classmates dying from poisoned drugs. Rather than galvanize the school or this lad's life in any profound or meaningful way, the tragedy causes barely a ripple in the already emotionally diminished and out-of-touch lives of everyone around.

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Plot Keywords:

Student | Overdose | Drug Overdose | Video Camera | Roommate | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

CTV International [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Depois da Escola

Filming Locations:

Pomfret, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,606 (USA) (2 October 2009)

Gross:

$2,606 (USA) (2 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BorderLine Films, Hidden St. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one of the early scenes in Rob's dorm room, a poster on the wall near the door says "DO YOU FEEL - new album." This poster is for an album by the popular alternative one-man music project headed by pop-rocker Bryce Avary known as The Rocket Summer. "Do You Feel" was The Rocket Summer's third full-length album and was released in 2007.

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Quotes

Trevor: Isn't your sister Maria, the senior?
Peter: I don't know.
Trevor: You know I fucked your sister.
Peter: Does she know that?
Trevor: Her pussy's so wet. You know your sister's pussy gets so wet? All you gotta do is brush up against it. You know, your sister gives mad good head, right? Gets the whole thing down her throat. Last time, when she was suckin' on my dick, it only took me a minute before I came all over her face. I bet you jerked off to pictures of your sister, huh? Next time we do it, I'll find you; I'll let you ...

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Connections

References Hatchet (2006)
poster hangs on dormroom wall.

User Reviews

A piece of undelivered promise

Though it undoubtedly bears promise, this is a film which will test your patience like few others. The film is slow-paced, which one could argue is a way for Campos to build further isolation from the main character, yet fails to depict anything interesting in its entire running time.

The characters are all cardboard-thin, save for the protagonist whose loneliness and eccentricity is apparent yet inaccessible. Believe me, I tried to feel some sort of emotional connection with him, but never achieved much except a strong yearning to fast forward the film through conversations that initially felt pointless and ultimately proved to be so. If Campos can take his skills of plot-structuring and possibly add more dialog to further reveal other aspects of his characters, then I strongly believe he has the potential to make an excellent film, but I just found this one to be an inaccessible drag.