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A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.


Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

Jessica Chastain
Sylvia

Peter Sarsgaard
Saul

Merritt Wever
Olivia

Josh Charles
Isaac

Elsie Fisher
Sara

Jessica Harper
Samantha

Blake Baumgartner
Ashley

Davis Duffield
Male Nurse

Billy Griffith
Security Guard

Ross Brodar
Refrigerator Repair Man
Memory is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of new york city, social worker, dementia, memory, high school reunion, abuse. Directed by Michel Franco, it stars Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever. Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
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