Retired teacher Grant and his wife Fiona have been together for 44 years, and the two have lived a peaceful and comfortable life. However, the elegant and noble Fiona suffers from Alzheimer's disease and decides to stay in a nursing home. Grant, who loves his wife, has to compromise. The two, who have never been apart, need to not see each other for a month after Fiona is hospitalized. Grant was overwhelmed by the sudden change when he reappeared in front of Fiona and found out that she was in love with Aubrey, one of the nursing home patients. At this moment, Aubrey leaves the nursing home, and Fiona is very disturbed. Grant finds Aubrey and takes him back to the nursing home, while Fiona's reaction surprises Grant
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Away from Her movie plot
2022-06-24 22:26
Extended Reading
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Grant Anderson: I'm quite aware of your policies. I'm more than aware of your fucking policies.
[Kristy leads Frank down the hallway, past a devastated Grant]
Frank: [as a play-by-play announcer] Well, once again, Nurse Kristy is taking me back to the second floor. The area to my right are the elevators, and as we go on down the hall, there's a man with a broken heart, broken in a thousand pieces. Well, we'll go to Madeleine's office, past the lunch room. Hopefully, they're serving right now. The cannelloni was cold yesterday, but let's see what it's doing today. Let's have - I gotta have some Cokes again. That's what I'm gonna do.
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Fiona: I think all we can aspire to in this situation is a little bit of grace.