{{Short description|2017 Bulgarian film}} {{Infobox film | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Konstantin Bojanov | writer = | screenplay = Konstantin Bojanov | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = {{Plainlist| *John Engel *Mila Voinikova }} | starring = Barry Keoghan | narrator = | cinematography = Nenad Boroevich | editing = Anja Siemens | music = Michelino Bisceglia | studio = {{Plainlist| *Multifilm *Left Field Ventures *Film and Music Entertainment }} | distributor = | released ={{Film date|df=yes|2017|01|26|International Film Festival Rotterdam|ref1=<ref name="iffr">{{cite web |title=Light Thereafter |url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2017/films/light-thereafter |website=International Film Festival Rotterdam|access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>}} | runtime = 102 minutes | country = {{Plainlist| *Bulgaria *Belgium }} | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Light Thereafter''''' is a 2017 Bulgarian drama film directed by Konstantin Bojanov starring Barry Keoghan as Pavel, a lonely teenager who is obsessed with the French painter Arnaud.<ref name="iffr"/>
== Premise == Lonely autistic teenager Pavel (Keoghan) travels from London, where he lives with his mother, to France in hopes of meeting Arnaud (Bodnia), a famous French painter. Along the way, he crosses paths with a number of unusual figures including his aunt (Sichov) and Julie (Rigot), a hitchhiker. His ultimate encounter and apprenticeship with Arnaud does not match Pavel's expectation's due to the painter's exacting discipline.<ref name="sd">{{cite web |last1=Romney |first1=Johnathan |title='Light Thereafter': Rotterdam Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/light-thereafter-rotterdam-review/5114329.article |website=Screen Daily |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>
== Cast == * Barry Keoghan as Pavel * Kim Bodnia as Arnaud * Thure Lindhardt as Piri * Lubna Azabal as Soumaya * Solène Rigot as Julie * Slimane Dazi as Driver * Catherine Salee as Julie's mother * Alexis Julemont as Nicholas * Lucie Debay as Lola * Margita Gosheva as Miglena * Dounia Sichov as Eva * Elitsa Mateva as Nikki * Sanislava Nikolova as Nuri * Frederic Etherlink as Conrad * Alain Bellot as Julie's father * Fanny Toneur as Nicholas' wife * Ersin Mustafov as Javier * John Kinory as Mayfair passerby
== Release == ''Light Thereafter'' premiered at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam.<ref name="iffr"/>
== Reception == === Critical reception === Jonathan Romney of Screendaily characterized ''Light Thereafter'' as "clunkily written" with a "very male" approach to sexuality but praised Barry Keoghan's performance.<ref name="sd" />
=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Ceremony date ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | International Film Festival Rotterdam | 5 February 2017 | Hivos Tiger Competition | Konstantin Bojanov | {{Nominated}} | align="center" | <ref name="iffr" /> |- ! scope="row" | Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival | 10 October 2017 | Best Cinematographer Award | Nenad Boroevich | {{Won}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Rose 2017 Awards |url=https://www.nfc.bg/en/golden-rose-2017-awards/ |website=Bulgarian National Film Center |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb title|tt4181716}}
Category:Bulgarian drama films Category:2017 drama films Category:Films about autism