After Yang

After Yang
After Yang
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kogonada
Screenplay by	Kogonada
Based on	"Saying Goodbye to Yang"; by Alexander Weinstein
Produced by	Theresa Park; Andrew Goldman; Caroline Kaplan; Paul Mezey;
Starring	Colin Farrell; Jodie Turner-Smith; Justin H. Min; Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja; Haley Lu Richardson;
Cinematography	Benjamin Loeb
Edited by	Kogonada
Music by	Aska Matsumiya; Ryuichi Sakamoto;
Production; companies	A24; Cinereach; Per Capita Productions;
Distributed by	A24; Showtime;
Release dates	July 8, 2021 (Cannes); March 4, 2022 (United States);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9–20 million
Box office	$729,254

After Yang is a 2021 American science fiction drama film written, directed, and edited by Kogonada. It stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, and Haley Lu Richardson. It is one of the final feature films^[a] scored by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto before his death in 2023. The plot follows a family's attempts to repair their android son after he becomes unresponsive, and can no longer assist their adoptive Chinese daughter. It delves into themes of memory, death, loss, and humanness.

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 8, 2021, and was released on March 4, 2022, by A24 and Showtime. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Since its release, it has been cited as among the best films of the 2020s and the 21st century.^[4]^[5]

^ "After Yang". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "After Yang 2021". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "The 10 Best Drama Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked". Collider. 24 August 2023.
^ "The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. January 2024.

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[1] "After Yang". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[budget-2] Cite error: The named reference budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[BOM-3] "After Yang 2021". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[drama-5] "The 10 Best Drama Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked". Collider. 24 August 2023.

[6] "The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. January 2024.

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