Keira Knightley has said her new post-war era film The Aftermath is extremely relevant today because it is about learning not to “demonise” each other. The film, which is set in Germany in 1946, sees the British actress play a woman whose husband is assisting in the reconstruction effort in Hamburg. Speaking at the premiere in London, Knightley said it is relevant in the current climate. “It’s about building bridges,” said the actress, who co-stars with Alexander Skarsgard and Jason Clarke. “And the strength that that must have taken on an individual level and on a national level, it’s something that we don’t learn about very much and that’s interesting isn’t it.” Alexander Skarsgard and Keira Knightley (PA)Director James Kent said the message of the film is that people “can all work towards compassion, forgiveness and reconciliation”.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2019 20:26 UTC