A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009)

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Country: UK
Genres: Biography, Drama
Release: 2009-01-25
Director: Simon Curtis
Writers: Frank McGuinness
Language: English
Stars: Julie Walters (I) , Stephen Campbell Moore , Lyndsey Marshal , Liz White , Michelle Fairley , Will Knightley , Patrick Malahide , Harriet Walter , Sagar Arya , Anthony Shuster
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: Nominated for 3 BAFTA 1 win & 11 nominations total
AKA: A Short Stay in Switzerland , Una breve vacanza in Svizzera (Italy) , Krótki pobyt w Szwajcarii (Poland) , Escolha de Vida (Brazil) , A Short Stay in Switzerland (United Kingdom) , Eine kurze Reise in die Schweiz (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , Mot resans slut (Sweden)
Plot: Julie Walters stars in a one-off drama inspired by the true story of Dr Anne Turner, who in 2006 took her own life in a Zurich clinic having developed an incurable degenerative disease. Having recently witnessed the death of her husband from a neurological disease, Anne Turner is diagnosed with a near-identical illness and determines to end her life once her condition has reached a critical point. As her health deteriorates, Anne's son and two daughters struggle to reach a consensus over their mother's intentions and while they search for alternative options, silent recriminations and stubborn practicality threaten to tear the family apart. With her family at logger heads, Anne must also face the fury of her best friend, whose opposing views bring them into direct conflict.
IMDB:tt1273813