Keira Knightley dazzles in tulle gown at The Aftermath premiere in London

Stars have taken to the red carpet to attend the world premiere of The Aftermath at the Picturehouse Central in London.

Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard and Jason Clarke were seen in attendance.

The British actress stunned in an haute couture gown, which featured tiered tulle ruffles, as she walked the red carpet for the event.

The Aftermath is set in Germany in 1946 and sees Knightley play a woman whose husband is assisting with the reconstruction effort in Hamburg.

Speaking at the premiere, she said the film is relevant in the current climate.

“It’s about building bridges. It’s about how we see each other as human beings and we don’t demonise each other and that’s obviously something we need to do right now.”

The 33-year-old added: “At a point when we are so divided and there is such divisive rhetoric I think it is really interesting to think about a time where actually that generation triumphed and came together and rebuilt something that at the time must have seemed post-apocalyptic.

"And the strength that that must have taken on an individual level and on a national level, it's something that we don't learn about very much and that's interesting isn't it."

Director James Kent said the message of the film is that people "can all work towards compassion, forgiveness and reconciliation".

"And in a world where people are I feel slinging a lot of mud at each other, actually we just stop and listen to the other side and stretch out our hands, then we will get a lot further and we will be able to teach our young people how human beings ought to behave to each other," he added.

Additional reporting by PA.