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6.6/10 • 730

2015-08-041h 35m

DramaRomance

Do we really know our loved ones?

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

Directors
Andrew Haigh
Writters
Andrew Haigh
Editors
Jonathan Alberts

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Charlotte Rampling

    Charlotte Rampling

    Kate Mercer

  2. Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    Geoff Mercer

  3. Geraldine James

    Geraldine James

    Lena

  4. Dolly Wells

    Dolly Wells

    Sally

  5. David Sibley

    David Sibley

    George

  6. Sam Alexander

    Sam Alexander

    Chris the Postman

  7. Richard Cunningham

    Richard Cunningham

    Mr Watkins

  8. Hannah Chalmers

    Hannah Chalmers

    Travel Agent

  9. Camille Ucan

    Camille Ucan

    Café Waitress

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Reno

Mar 4, 2016

7/10

Some secrets need to be left untouched for good.
This little British romance-drama was not expected by everyone. Without Charlotte Rampling's Oscars nominee for the lead role, it would have been an easily forgotten. Because it is very slow, the story is just okay, but the performances are the saviour IMO. At this age, Charlotte Rampling was looking so good on the screen, her youthful costume was maybe the reason. The story of a long married couple, the whole movie takes place on the eve of their 45th anniversary celebration. A week to go for their big day, the wife discovers some hidden secret by her hubby. While digging it only gets bigger, but how it would affect their present relationship was told quite interestingly. It was only a single perspective tale, so the detail on the other side are not briefed to us that well. But everything was quite understandable. In some relationship, some secret needs to be left untouched for good, only if it is not hurting anybody. Life is a long journey if you're an old and to look back your path. What happened a long time ago is not to be judged for the in between timeline events. In someone's perspective, some past incidents are fair. The beauty of this drama is simply lies how smoothly narrated this complicated issue between a husband and wife. Because even if you're not a regular movie goer, still you can name a couple of similar titles, but how unique this was when comparing with those is that's where it betters. It was not so good, but much better in many ways, in its own way. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$4,250,507.00
Keywords
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