Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- wistful
- quiet evening
- romantic drama night
What sets it apart
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Leah is an aspiring painter whose creative identity becomes central to her struggle with parental loss and unresolved affection.
Axel is asked to look after Leah after her brother moves away, creating the concrete circumstances for her longstanding feelings.
Leah has carried feelings for Axel for years, making concealed affection the emotional engine of the story.
Leah's bereavement affects her ability to cope and colors her dependence on Axel after losing her parents.
Films like All That We Never Were, and why
The Half of It
Shared unrequited love, intimate coming-of-age romance, and emotionally guarded young protagonists.
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Shared grief-centered romantic drama, longing, and the tension between emotional recovery and new intimacy.
Me Before You
Shared caretaking relationship, bereavement, and tender romantic conflict shaped by difficult personal circumstances.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jorge Alonso
- Release Date
- 2026-06-04
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 (99)
Cast
- Margarida Corceiro
- Maxi Iglesias
- Natalia Rodríguez
- Sebastián Zurita
- Adriana Hormigos
- Javier Tolosa
- Alan Miranda
- Joan Pedrola
- Armando del Río
- Marta Solaz Cruz
Common questions
- What is All That We Never Were about?
- After profound loss, a young painter finds her dependence on a brother’s best friend colliding with years of unspoken love.
- What is All That We Never Were like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All That We Never Were as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All That We Never Were violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in All That We Never Were.
- Which films are like All That We Never Were?
- Films with a similar feel include The Half of It, The Last Letter from Your Lover, and Me Before You.
