“After Words” was filmed mostly in Costa Rica at Portasol Living, on the Pacific Coast at Manuel Antonio, and on the Caribbean Coast.Ĭosta Rica is a really popular destination both for retirees and people looking for a calmer, quieter, less stressful lifestyle. As a matter of fact, it ties in with the Costa Rican Tourism Board’s campaign of ‘Save the Americans’, all about working too much and not enjoying life,” commented Guillermo Piedra Gonzalez, general director of Costa Rica eco-development Portasol Rainforest & Ocean View Living, where “After Words” filmed part of the movie. “The film is really positive about Costa Rica. Written by Joel Silverman and produced and directed by Juan Feldman, the romantic drama reflects on the stresses of city living in the USA and the search for freedom of spirit and a better lifestyle in another country. Whether Jane “ends it all” in paradise or not is a surprise ending. Together, they embark on an adventure around the many sights of Costa Rica, and eventually fall in love. In Costa Rica, she meets a charismatic young tour guide named Juan, played by Spanish actor Oscar Jaenada Catalan, who won a Goya Award for his role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011) and also starred in “Cantinflas” (2014). While Jane slides into depression and considers suicide, she finds a book about Costa Rica whose images inspire her to take an end-of-life-journey to “see something beautiful before she dies”. 21, 2015), Oscar- and Tony-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden (known for her roles in the films Fifty Shades of Grey and Mystic River) portrays a highly introverted librarian, Jane, who loses her job in Los Angeles due to budget cuts.
The recently released Hollywood movie “After Words”, that was filmed in Costa Rica, also explores leaving city stress for a tropical vacation destination. As resident animals of Costa Rica, we happily offer our country as sanctuary,” states the Costa Rican Tourism Board’s website. Forced to work long hours in stressful environments, increasingly estranged from their natural habitat, the American worker grows more endangered every day. “Save the Americans was created by the animals of Costa Rica to help save overworked Americans.
What’s the difference?” and “Follow me to freedom”, were hung outside windows of tall office buildings to get the attention of workers “trapped” inside. In Los Angeles last month, huge banners featuring Costa Rican sloths with phrases like “Cubicle.
television and in movie theaters, and billboard ads appeared in subways and on busy urban streets. A funny advertising video of Costa Rican animals singing to save humans aired on U.S. The country of Costa Rica has been targeting overworked and overstressed Americans for the past year with its tourism campaign “ Save the Americans”, a spin-off of saving animals. Then you think: “What if I just chucked it all and escaped to some tropical paradise?”Ī lot of people would say, yes, I’m out of here! There’s a reason the online International Living magazine is so popular. There’s that question that nags at you, subtly, persistently … “Is my life worth this stress?” You have deadlines to meet, things that have to get done, places to be, and you’re already late. It’s every day – to work, home from work …. Have you ever been driving down the highway in totally stop-and-go rush hour traffic, and thought, “Why the (bleep) am I doing this?”