Diane (Brigitte Roüan) loves her husband Philippe (Patrick Chesnais) dearly. She is a tender and caring mother to her two children and has a fulfilling job working for a publishing house in Paris. Then one day she meets Emilio (Boris Terral), a young and handsome hydraulic engineer twenty years her junior who works for a humanitarian organization. Suddenly, Diane's whole world is turned upside down. A new passion has awakened in her, and she is willing to risk everything for a chance at a new life with him.

Co-written, directed by and starring Brigitte Roüan, AFTER SEX had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.

“A hauntingly honest and provocative look at what an all-consuming love can in fact consume.” –Los Angeles Times

DIRECTED BY BRIGITTE ROÜAN
FRANCE | 1997 | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES