- Original name: After yang
- Country: USA
- Genre: fantasy, drama
- Producer: E. Park
- World premiere: 2021
- Starring: K. Farrell, J. Turner-Smith, J. H. Min, M. Emma Tjandrawidjaja, H. Lou Richardson, S. Chowdhry, C. Collins Jr., B. Deere, A. DeMary, I. Lindley, et al.
Colin Farrell will star in the new science fiction drama After Yang, based on a story by Alexander Weinstein. This is a story about a father and daughter who are trying to save the life of a member of their family - a robot. A trailer for After Young will soon appear online, with a release date set for 2021. The film will be produced by Cinereach and Per Capita Productions
Expectations rating - 96%.
About the plot
In a world where robotic children are bought as nannies, father and daughter are trying to save the life of their family member, the robot Jan, who has stopped responding. In the story, Yang was programmed to help his little sister learn about her cultural heritage.
The film follows a couple who adopt a young Chinese woman and her brother and sister named Yang. When Yang suddenly stops responding, the family does their best to fix him.
Production
The director and co-writer is Ernie Park ("Late Summer").
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: E. Park, Alexander Weinstein;
- Producers: Andrew Goldman (We Animals, Maya, Beach Rats, Teenage, Cold Lands), Caroline Kaplan (Awakening Life, Boys Don't Cry, Boyhood, Happy cases "," Letters to Juliet "), Paul Mezy (" Another Earth "," Blessed Mary "," Half-Nelson "), etc .;
- Cinematography: Benjamin Lob (Mandy, King Cobra);
- Artists: Alexandra Schaller (Annealing, Rami), Max Weeksom (Rami, City on a Hill), Arjun Basin (Gajini, Life Pi, Let the Heart Beat, Life Can't be boring! ”,“ Saffron color ”), etc .;
- Editing: E. Park.
Studios
- A24
- Cinereach
- POW! Productions
Filming starts on May 1, 2019.
Actors
Cast:
- Colin Farrell (Lying Down in Bruges, Minority Report, Phone Booth, Saving Mr. Banks, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) - Jake;
- Jodie Turner-Smith ("True Blood") - Cyrus;
- Justin H. Min (Umbrella Academy, New Amsterdam, Falsification) - Young;
- Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja (Bedtime Stories, Tim and Erica, Good Morning America) - Mika;
- Haley Lou Richardson (Two Meters, Columbus, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Awkward) - Ada;
- Sarita Choudhry ("The Perfect Murder", "Kama Sutra: A Love Story", "House of Spirits", "Homeland", "The Good Wife") - Cleo;
- Clifton Collins Jr. ("Mindhunters", "Tiger Country", "187 Capote", "Star Trek", "Twilight Zone") - George;
- Brett Deere ("Supernatural", "Pretty Little Liars", "Hot Spot", "Smallville", "Visitors") - Aaron;
- Ava DeMary (Law & Order. Special Victims Unit) - Wiki;
- Eve Lindley ("Mister Robot", "High with Delivery") - Faye.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The film is also known as Saying Goodbye to Yang.
- In June 2018, it became known that producer Teresa Park had acquired the rights to film the short story by Alexander Weinstein "Farewell to Young."
- In February 2019, it was announced that Colin Farrell would star in the film.
- In April 2019, Golshifteh Farahani, Justin H. Min, Sarita Chowdhury and Hayley Lou Richardson joined the cast. In May 2019, it was announced that Jodie Turner-Smith and Clifton Collins Jr. had joined the cast, with Turner-Smith replacing Farahani.
- The story was originally published in Weinstein's short collection Children of the New World in the fall of 2016.
We are looking forward to the exact release date in Russia and the trailer for After Young (2021), and we will keep you updated.
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