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45 Years

45 Years

Do we really know our loved ones?

20156.61h 35m

Overview

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

Directed by Andrew Haigh
Written by Andrew Haigh, David Constantine
Produced by Tristan Goligher
Box Office0Revenue: $4.3M

Top Cast

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Kate Mercer

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Geoff Mercer

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Lena

Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

Sally

David Sibley

David Sibley

George

Sam Alexander

Sam Alexander

Chris the Postman

Richard Cunningham

Richard Cunningham

Mr Watkins

Hannah Chalmers

Hannah Chalmers

Travel Agent

Camille Ucan

Camille Ucan

Café Waitress

Rufus Wright

Rufus Wright

Jake

Themes & Keywords

dancinghusband wife relationshipbroken engagementpregnancymarriagefamily secretspromisegerman shepherdjewelry storebased on short storydead loverapologyslide projectorold womananniversarypianocrying man

About 45 Years

45 Years is a drama, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of dancing, husband wife relationship, broken engagement, pregnancy, marriage, family secrets. Directed by Andrew Haigh, it stars Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James. There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

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