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One of the most refreshing trends in modern cinema is the depiction of the exes. Gone are the days where the ex-husband or ex-wife is simply written out of the story. Modern films acknowledge that when you blend a family, you also blend ex-partners.

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In Aftersun (2022), the "blended family" is implied entirely off-screen. The film is about a father-daughter vacation, but the subtext is the father's new life—a new partner, a new country. The daughter, now an adult, is trying to reconcile the man she knew (her father) with the man who tried to blend into a new family. The film asks: When a parent remarries, do we lose the version of them we loved? One of the most refreshing trends in modern