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Away from Her

It's never too late to become what you might have been.

7.0(253)20071h 50m4

Fiona 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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$3M
Box office
$9.2M
Language
English
  • canada
  • love of one's life
  • nurse
  • forgiveness
  • professor
  • marriage
  • past
  • alzheimer's disease
  • nursing home
  • elderly
  • woman director

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Sarah Polley

Produced in

Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2007
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-134 May 2007
    • TheatricalPG-1325 May 2007
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere14AToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 2006
    • Theatrical (limited)PG4 May 2007
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival19 Oct 2007
    • Theatrical1216 May 2008
    • PhysicalDVD Premiere3 Sept 2008
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical07 Dec 2007
    • Physical01 Apr 2008
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1222 Feb 2007
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical15 Feb 2008
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical154 May 2007
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/12Cineclube do Porto20 Jan 2008
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1219 Nov 2015
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT019 Apr 2007

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Away from Her was released on 4 May 2007.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    2/23/2025

    7/10

    I think “Fiona” (Julie Christie) knows the writing is on the wall when she goes to top up some glasses for her dinner guests and she can’t recall what’s in the bottle. Husband “Grant” (Gordon Pinsent) is dreading what has to come next as they both realise she needs professional care rather than stay in their beautiful but impractical wintery home. One of the more onerous conditions of her residency is that for the fi…

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