“Everyone deserves a love story”
After losing her job, Jane Taylor heads to Costa Rica determined to make one last journey before ending her life. What begins as a final, private escape shifts when she meets Juan, a tour guide whose energy pulls her into a different rhythm of days. Their time together opens the film into a mix of travel, romance and unease, with the trip itself becoming a turning point for her.
After Words was released in 2015 and runs 91 minutes. It was made in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Costa Rica, and is presented in English. The film follows Jane as she moves through this unfamiliar place, while Juan becomes the person who guides her through it. Their connection gives the story its emotional center, and the cast is used to trace the changing balance between her isolation and his presence.
Set against Costa Rica, the film uses the road-trip frame to contrast beauty and despair. Its tone moves between intimacy and suspense, with the landscape offering both escape and pressure. The story carries themes of grief, self-destruction and the possibility of renewal without losing its darker edge.
After Words was released in 2015 and runs 91 minutes. It was made in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Costa Rica, and is presented in English. The film follows Jane as she moves through this unfamiliar place, while Juan becomes the person who guides her through it. Their connection gives the story its emotional center, and the cast is used to trace the changing balance between her isolation and his presence.
Set against Costa Rica, the film uses the road-trip frame to contrast beauty and despair. Its tone moves between intimacy and suspense, with the landscape offering both escape and pressure. The story carries themes of grief, self-destruction and the possibility of renewal without losing its darker edge.
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5.3 / 10