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Away We Go

OT: Away We Go

Sam Mendes // USA, United Kingdom, 2009
Fiction Feature // FF2009

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Story

Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) are in their early 30s and await the birth of their first child. Then Burt’s parents announce that they will move to Belgium rather than be there for their grandchild in the US. The couple is shattered: is this what real grandparents would do? What is the significance of family, anyway? They decide to travel, visiting friends and relatives to find out where they settle down. A warm, funny, bizarre and tragic film about basic human needs.

Director

Sam Mendes, born in 1965, director, writer. His films include"American Beauty" (1999), "Road to Perdition" (2002), "Jarhead" (2005) and "Revolutionary Road" (2008).

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Away We Go

Fiction Feature

English

Agenda 09//FF2009


USA, United Kingdom

2009

98 min

OV

Sam Mendes

Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida

John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Edward Saxon, Marc Turtletaub

Ellen Kuras, ASC

Sarah Flack, A.C.E

Alexi Murdoch

Jess Gonchor

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