After Love

Mary Hussain lives in Dover, in the south-east of England, with her husband Ahmed. She converted to Islam for him, and the couple, now in their sixties, have settled into a quiet life. After Ahmed dies unexpectedly, Mary is left to mourn, but a day after the burial she learns that he had another life and another relationship just across the English Channel in Calais. The discovery pushes her to question the marriage she thought she understood and to travel to France in search of answers.

After Love is a British drama directed and written by Aleem Khan, his debut feature. Joanna Scanlan plays Mary, with Nathalie Richard as Genevieve, Nasser Memarzia as Ahmed, Talid Ariss as Solomon, Sudha Bhuchar as Farzanna and Nisha Chadha as Mina. Matthieu de Braconier produced, and BBC Film, BFI and The Bureau were among the production companies behind it. The film runs eighty-nine minutes.

Released in June 2021, the film drew a strong critical response, earning 7.8 out of 10 from 49 critics' reviews, and audiences have rated it similarly: 7.3 out of 10 on IMDb and 7.1 out of 10 on TMDB.