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Away from Her

Away from Her

It's never too late to become what you might have been.

20077.01h 50m

Overview

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

Directed by Sarah Polley
Written by Sarah Polley, Alice Munro
Produced by Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $9.2M

Top Cast

Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Grant

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Fiona

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Aubrey

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Marian

K

Kristen Thomson

Kristy

Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson

Madeleine

Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson

Dr. Fischer

Thomas Hauff

Thomas Hauff

William Hart

Deanna Dezmari

Deanna Dezmari

Veronica

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev

Monica

Themes & Keywords

canadalove of one's lifenurseforgivenessprofessormarriagepastalzheimer's diseasenursing homeelderlywoman director

About Away from Her

Away from Her is a drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of canada, love of one's life, nurse, forgiveness, professor, marriage. Directed by Sarah Polley, it stars Gordon Pinsent, Julie Christie, Michael Murphy. Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

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