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Sarah Friedland's desperately moving debut feature film won multiple awards at the recent Venice Film Festival and it isn't hard to see why – except insofar as it can be hard to see anything through such wet eyes.
Starring a stunning Kathleen Chalfant in an award winning performance as Ruth, a bright, capable eightysomething suddenly having to navigate her failing faculties, the film defies the cliches of the dementia drama genre with its extraordinarily even-handed compassion and the light and humor that seem to emanate from Ruth herself, even in dark times. Her son (H. Jon Benjamin) is swallowing his heartbreak at the loss of a wonderful mother, her carers are trying to maintain boundaries in a profession that makes that almost impossible. And Ruth herself must come to terms with assisted living when she has proudly and beautifully and for so long lived without anyone's assistance at all.
Tickets & Pricing
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Wed, 06 Nov 2024 8:50 - 10:20pm
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Belfast Film Festival
Universal Language
Thu, 31 Oct 2024, 8:30pm
Matthew Rankin's delightfully offbeat comedy manages to say something profound and moving about culture and community
Belfast Film Festival
Competition Shorts: Programme One
Sat, 02 Nov 2024, 10:30am
Enjoy these 3 short films as part of the competition shorts for Belfast Film Festival.
Belfast Film Festival
Competition Shorts: Programme Two
Sat, 02 Nov 2024, 12:00pm
Enjoy these 3 short films as part of the competition shorts for Belfast Film Festival.
Belfast Film Festival
Competition Shorts: Programme Three
Sat, 02 Nov 2024, 1:30pm
Enjoy these 3 short films as part of the competition shorts for Belfast Film Festival.
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