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Afterschool

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2009 · 1h 47m · Not Rated Drama
Directed by Antonio Campos

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Overview

A prep-school student accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, then is asked to put together a memorial video.

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80%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It's both a supremely controlled exercise in form and tone and an intriguing exploration of the ways new technology intersects with age-old questions of dominance, control and individuality, particularly in the school setting.

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh

Anthony Campos (who was 24 when he made this jolting pic) captures the numbing psychic scramble that just might cause the YouTube generation to go morally haywire. Or become filmmakers.

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

Though thin on story, the film shows poise and vision, using bleak cinema-realite techniques with chilling effect. Campos promises to be heard from again.

Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten

Those with the patience to wait out Mr. Campos's overindulgences will definitely leave Afterschool unnerved, which is probably exactly what he had in mind.

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh

The passing of time and the evolution of technology may give it an expiration date, but more likely, Campos' film stands to be an essential document of what it was like to be a young person in the late '00s.

Scott Tobias, AV Club

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