A Year Ago in Winter (German: Im Winter ein Jahr) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Caroline Link. It is based on the novel Aftermath by American author Scott Campbell, telling the story of a "complicated family situation" after the unexpected and unexplained suicide of a young man. It deals with the consequences of overly long suppressed mourning. The film score was composed by Niki Reiser, arranged, directed and produced by Martin Stock.

The film was premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and its theatrical release was on 13 November 2008. The fotorealistic painting featured in the film was made by the Munich artist Florian Sussmayr.

The Munich-based interior designer, Eliane Richter, shown "in the constant stress of the annoyed career woman", commissions the painter, Max Hollander, to draw a portrait of her children, Alexander and Lilly. Eliane´s husband depicted "in the hard shell of a cultivated power man", goes along with her wish. Eliane wants the portrait in memoriam of Alexander, who took his life about a year before. She provides pictures and videos of him for the painter. She wants Lilli to sit for a double portrait, but Lilli is disgusted by the idea to have her dead brother on the wall "for decoration". Lilli is an emotionally troubled ballet student, unsettled by career and commitment pressure. Unlike her mother, she is not disciplined and loses her leading role at the Theatre Academy because of disputes with her teacher. She tries unsuccessfully to find closeness and intimacy in her relationship with the artist Aldo.

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