Sypnosis:

A Chinese city was razed to the ground in an earthquake in 2008, where over 6,000 parents lost their children. AFTER THE RAIN follows two couples who become close friends through the common experience and who both conceived new children. In 2017, Mei and Sheng live with their 6 year-old son Chuan and a framed photo of their deceased little girl. Their friends Ying and Ping are raising their 11 year-old daughter Ranran, after losing their first daughter in the earthquake. The parents’ strive for strength to raise these second children becomes complicated as Chuan and Ranran grow older and wiser. Haunted by fear, resentment and unspeakable grief, the families find hope beyond intergenerational trauma to build towards an uncertain tomorrow.