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She's Been Away

But her return set them both free

5.7(9)19891h 43m1

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.

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Released
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Language
English
  • road trip
  • flashback
  • free spirit
  • pregnant woman
  • family reunion
  • mental illness
  • unwanted pregnancy
  • mental hospital
  • runaway woman
  • old age

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Director

Peter Hall

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG9 Jul 1989
    • TVBBC One8 Oct 1989
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical (limited)Venice Film Festival9 Sept 1989

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She's Been Away was released on 9 July 1989.

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