Directed by Harry Macqueen (Hinterland; Provenance) and starring Colin Firth (The King's Speech; Bridget Jones's Diary; Pride and Prejudice; Magic in the Moonlight; Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!; Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones; Julie & Julia; Captain America: The First Avenger; Spotlight; The Hunger Games; Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters).
Drama; 93 mins; 12+
A Cinéart production which tells a melancholy story about a couple who have been together for 30 years, but one of them is suffering from a form of dementia two years ago.
Tusker (Stanley Tucci) and Sam (Colin Firth) are travelling in an old camper van through the lake district national park in Cumbria in north-eastern England. A lot of the stor in the first half of the film takes place as they are driving along, with a lot of their back story being revealed, as is the true nature of their relationship and their feelings for each other. Yes, they bicker, but there is a strong bond of love between them as their characters develop for the audience.
The cinematography as they travel along small roads and through valleys is stunning and shows off much of what the region has to offer.
They stop off at Sam's sister's family, on the way to their destination where Sam is to perform a (piano) concert, something he has not done for a while. Tusker is a writer but he seems to be struggling with his latest book. Sam tries to help and uses a dictaphone to record their conversations. Slowly he appears to deteriorate, with little things giving clues, not only to the state of his illness and state of mind but also to what he may be thinking.
Their time together is the most important thing they have, with the film being about friendship.
