STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

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Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Michael Murphy

Directors Sarah Polley

Screenwriters Sarah Polley

Running Time 109 minutes

Away From Her (12A)

Plot
As his wife Fiona’s (Christie) mind gradually surrenders to Alzheimer’s, Grant (Pinsent) reluctantly allows her to enter a care home. But while there she transfers her affections to a patient, slowly forgetting the husband she has spent decades with.

Verdict
It’s Sarah Polley through and through: slightly too glum for its own good, but reeking of quality and feeling.


Reviewer: Olly Richards

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