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After This Death

Berlinale Special Gala 2025
© Likeliness Increases, LLC
Hiking alone in the mountains, Isabel meets the enigmatic musician Elliott in a secluded cave, sparking an unexpected connection. When they reunite at one of his concerts, a passionate affair ignites, though Elliott soon becomes distant and disappears without warning. Forced to fall back into her routine married life while reconciling her feelings of love and loss, Isabel is suddenly rocked by mysterious and increasingly unsettling threats from Elliott’s obsessive fans. As she works to uncover the truth behind Elliott’s disappearance, Isabel must now confront her fractured marriage and fight to reclaim her identity, her voice and her future.
by Lucio Castro (Director, Screenplay)
with Mia Maestro, Lee Pace, Rupert Friend, Gwendoline Christie, Philip Ettinger USA 2025 English, Spanish 96' Colour World premiere

With

  • Mia Maestro (Isabel)
  • Lee Pace (Elliott)
  • Rupert Friend (Ted)
  • Gwendoline Christie (Alice)
  • Philip Ettinger (Ronnie)

Crew

Director Lucio Castro
Screenplay Lucio Castro
Cinematography Barton Cortright
Editing Kali Kahn
Music Robert Lombardo, Yegang Yoo
Sound Design Robert Lombardo
Production Design Jason Singleton
Casting Charlotte Arnoux, Kate Antognini
Producers Anita Gou, David Hinojosa, Patrick Donovan, Luca Intili, Caroline Clark

Produced by

Kindred Spirit

2AM Films

World Sales

Jean-Félix Dealberto

Photos

Press Conference

Lucio Castro

Born in Argentina, the director studied film at the University of Buenos Aires before moving to New York to attend the Parsons School of Design. He began a career as a menswear designer but then returned to his love of film. His directorial debut End of the Century premiered at the New Directors/New Films Festival at MoMA in New York before screening at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema where it won the Best Film Award in the Argentine competition.

Filmography

2008 Honey We Shouldn’t Be Here; short film 2011 It Goes Without Saying; short film 2015 With Mustard; short film 2017 Trust Issues; short film 2019 End of the Century 2025 After This Death

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025