Obviously, things are somewhat more complex than that. A24 describes it thusly: “When his young daughter’s beloved companion—an android named Yang—malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn’t know was there.”
You can read our full review of After Yang here, courtesy of Germain Lussier (but be warned of a few mild spoilers)—but what really sticks out here are the vibes. It’s quiet without being somber, mysterious without being sinister, poignant without being manipulative. It’s warm and thoughtful and melancholy and beautiful. (Honestly, maybe this is because I just watched the mercilessly bombastic Moonfall, but the After Yang trailer hit me hard.)
If you recognize the actor who lays Yang, Justin H. Min, but can’t place him, that’s likely because he stars as Ben Hargreeves in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, but rarely shows up because he’s, well, dead—although his status quo might have been somewhat altered for season three. That’s Colin Farrell, of course, as the father Jake, Nightfliers’ Jodie-Turner-Smith as his wife Kyra, and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja as their daughter, Mika.
Based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang,” by Alexander Weinstein, After Yang premieres March 4 in theaters and on Showtime.
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