It's never too late to become what you might have been
Plot Summary
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Run Time
110 min
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Drama, Romance
Language
English
Keyword
Nursing Home, Alzheimer's Disease, Lost, Time, Love
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Marriage Drama
Themes
Mental Illness, Battling Illness, Golden Years, Haunted By the Past
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The feature-length directorial debut of Canadian actress Sarah Polley, the film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. It was executive produced by Atom Egoyan (Polley's director in both Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter) and distributed by Lionsgate Films.
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