After We Leave -

: The film avoids heavy exposition. Details about the world—such as water shortages making soda a common substitute or a third of the nation becoming desert—are revealed through environment and radio broadcasts rather than dialogue. Critical Reception

: Jack’s journey is an odyssey of facing old friends and enemies he wronged. Many characters, like his former criminal associate Eric, are openly resentful of his return. After We Leave

: The setting serves as a metaphor for Jack's internal state. The world is dying from climate change, environmental destruction, and extreme socioeconomic inequality, mirroring Jack’s own "internal festering". : The film avoids heavy exposition