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- Director: Sarah Polley
- Starring: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis and Kristen Thomson
- Released: May 4, 2007
- Run time: 110 minutes
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- Premiere: 2007 Sundance Film Festival
- Based on the short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro
- Academy Award nominated for best actress in a leading role and best adapted screenplay
- Genie Awards: 7
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Oscar-nominated Canadian film Away From Her shows a man coping with his wife's advancing Alzheimer's Disease. The script was adapted from an Alice Munro short story by director Sarah Polley. It was Polley's feature film debut as a director.
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Polley's Directorial Debut
Sarah Polley had been acting since she was six years old, and had been interested in directing for several years. When she could not find funding for Itchy, her script about a child actor, she decided to adapt one of her favorite short stories for the screen. -
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