Afterlife (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, Afterlife is a drama and family film directed by Willem Bosch, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Hiernamaals tells the story of Sam, a hyperintelligent and hardworking 14-year-old girl who leads a happy life with her father and her two brothers in the south of the Netherlands. She is a good student, very strict with herself and she is always on time. She also takes care of her two younger brothers; since her mother Vera died, she’s felt responsible for the family and now she takes care of the household with her father. One morning — rushing to school to help her math teacher print exams — she is struck by a large truck and she dies. In the hereafter she finds her mother waiting for her. It's a strange feeling of both happiness and sadness. She discovers that there is a way back to life, but will she succeed in taking her mother with her?

Who’s in it. Afterlife stars Sanaa Giwa as Sam, Romana Vrede as Vera, Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Erik and Jan-Paul Buijs as Martin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Afterlife has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Afterlife page.

If you liked it. Fans of Afterlife tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.