Afterlife of the Party: An Exploration of Female Friendship
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.

Cecília is home alone. She is 14 years old and spends her day listening to music, reading, eating frozen food, drinking alcohol, swimming in the pool and writing T.S Eliot poems on the wall of her room.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
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