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Away from Her

Emotional drama about a man who reassesses his life when his wife, institutionalised with Alzheimer's, transfers her affections for him on to another man. Julie Christie stars.

Emotional drama. Fiona and her long-term husband Grant live a cocooned life in a country house in Canada, but the onset of Fiona's Alzheimer's threatens to disrupt their idyll. As her condition deteriorates, Fiona fears becoming a burden to Grant and convinces him to check her into a care home. Grant is not allowed to visit her for the first 30 days, and when he finally does he finds that Fiona has come to barely recognise him and has formed an emotional attachment to another patient.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Nov 2014 00:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Wales, Scotland & 1 more only

Credits

Director Sarah Polley
Fiona Anderson Julie Christie
Grant Anderson Gordon Pinsent
Marian Olympia Dukakis
Madeleine Montpellier Wendy Crewson
Kristy Kristen Thomson
Aubrey Michael Murphy
Young Fiona Stacey LaBerge
Veronica Deanna Dezmari
William Hart Thomas Hauff
Dr Fischer Alberta Watson
Monica Nina Dobrev
Writer Sarah Polley
Author Alice Munro
Producer Daniel Iron
Producer Simone Urdl
Producer Jennifer Weiss
Composer Jonathan Goldsmith

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