Light Thereafter

Light Thereafter
Directed by	Konstantin Bojanov
Screenplay by	Konstantin Bojanov
Produced by	John Engel Mila Voinikova
Starring	Barry Keoghan
Cinematography	Nenad Boroevich
Edited by	Anja Siemens
Music by	Michelino Bisceglia
Production companies	Multifilm Left Field Ventures Film and Music Entertainment
Release date	26 January 2017 (2017-01-26) (International Film Festival Rotterdam)[1]
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Bulgaria Belgium
Language	English

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

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.[2]

Accolades

Award	Ceremony date	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
International Film Festival Rotterdam	5 February 2017	Hivos Tiger Competition	Konstantin Bojanov	Nominated	[1]
Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival	10 October 2017	Best Cinematographer Award	Nenad Boroevich	Won	[3]

References

1. "Light Thereafter". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
2. Romney, Johnathan. "'Light Thereafter': Rotterdam Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
3. "Golden Rose 2017 Awards". Bulgarian National Film Center. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

External links

• Light Thereafter at IMDb