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- Single ParentMoral DilemmaParents and ChildrenChild IllnessLife is a BitchMind and SoulMisfitFamily Problems more...
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Fly Away, 2011
English
USA
Profile of Fly Away
The mood of Fly Away is bittersweet, emotional, and captivating. The plot centers around childhood illness, a moral dilemma, and a single parent. It is a drama and independent movie. In approach, Fly Away is serious and realistic. The setting is the USA. It happens in contemporary times. Fly Away is based on a short film.
Summary of Fly Away
Based on the award-winning short Flying Lessons, Fly Away tells the moving story of a single mother, Jeanne, grappling with the challenge of raising her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy. As Mandy becomes more and more unmanageable, so too does Jeanne's life. Over the period of two weeks, Jeanne is confronted with the most difficult decision a parent can make: to let go, allowing her child to grow, but also grow apart, or to hold on tight and fall together.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | March 2011 |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
Cast and Crew
as Pete
as Jeanne
as Tom
as Ms. Quinlan
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