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Away from Her
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7.0Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.
Released: 2007-05-04110 minDir: Sarah PolleyDrama, RomanceBudget: $3.0MBox office: $9.2M
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Cast
- Gordon Pinsent as Grant
- Julie Christie as Fiona
- Michael Murphy as Aubrey
- Olympia Dukakis as Marian
- Kristen Thomson as Kristy
- Wendy Crewson as Madeleine
Themes
- canada
- love of one's life
- nurse
- forgiveness
- professor
- marriage
- past
- alzheimer's disease
- nursing home
- elderly
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
23,431 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
88/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 62 wins & 43 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sarah Polley
- Screenwriter
- Sarah Polley
- Cast member
- Clare Coulter
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 521138
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.caprifilms.com/awayfromher
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- publication date
- 2007-12-06
- title
- Away from Her
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- set in environment
- psychiatric hospital
- review score
- 7.5/10
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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