After Yang Movie Storyline. Jake and Kyra live with their adoptive daughter Mika and Yang, a previously owned robotic child they purchased from certified reseller Second Siblings, rather than from his original maker, Brothers & Sisters Incorporated. When Yang becomes unresponsive, Jake goes on a mission to repair him. Brothers & Sisters recommend replacing Yang, which means his body will decompose. Not wanting to upset Mika, Jake becomes determined to save his robotic child. In a flashback, Yang reassures a curious Mika that she is still part of the family despite being adopted.
Jake takes Yang to a cheap repairman named Russ, who discovers what he claims is a hidden camera inside of Yang. Jake takes the “camera” to a museum specialist named Cleo, who tells him that it is, in fact, Yang’s memory bank. Jake goes home and watches Yang’s memories. They include short clips from every day of Yang’s life, including his time with a woman named Ada. The next day, Jake takes Yang to Cleo. In a flashback, Yang becomes sad about his inability to truly live.
Jake tracks down Ada. She confirms Jake’s suspicions that Yang had been in a relationship with her. Jake and Kyra decide to move on, letting Yang decompose and donating his memories to the museum. In a flashback, Yang and Kyra discuss the improbability of an afterlife.
Jake talks to Yang’s previous owner, Nancy, who mentions that Yang was not a new product. Jake discovers a setting on the memory bank that unlocks more of Yang’s memories. They reveal that Yang had lived an entire life before either Jake or Nancy owned him, one in which he developed a relationship with a woman named Ada.
After Yang is a 2021 American metaphysical 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. The plot follows a family’s attempts to repair their unresponsive robotic child. 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.
After Yang (2022)
Directed by: Kogonada
Starring: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Haley Lu Richardson, Ritchie Coster, Sarita Choudhury, Clifton Collins Jr, Deborah Hedwall
Screenplay by: Kogonada
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Benjamin Loeb
Film Editing by: Kogonada
Costume Design by: Arjun Bhasin
Set Decoration by: Joanne Ling
Art Direction by: Max Wixom
Music by: Aska Matsumiya, Ryuichi Sakamoto
MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements and language.
Distributed by: A24 Films
Release Date: July 8, 2021 (Cannes), March 4, 2022 (United States)
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