# Afterschool (2009)

> A desensitized prep-school student records a fatal overdose and watches an emotionally numb community absorb the tragedy without meaningful change.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4307

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Antonio Campos
- Cast: Ezra Miller, Jeremy Allen White, Emory Cohen, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rosemarie DeWitt, Addison Timlin, David Costabile, Dariusz M. Uczkowski
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1224366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, clinical, unsettling, serious film night, independent cinema viewing

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