
The Savages(2007)
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.


“A family united by the past. Divided by the present.”
A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.

Hilary Swank
Bridget

Michael Shannon
Nick

Robert Forster
Burt

Blythe Danner
Ruth

Taissa Farmiga
Emma

Josh Lucas
Eddie

Sarah Sutherland
Mary

Marilyn Dodds Frank
Marion

Aimee Garcia
Dr. Zoe

William Smillie
Gerry
What They Had is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of alzheimer's disease, snow, blizzard, woman director, mother daughter relationship. Directed by Elizabeth Chomko, it stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster. A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
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