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- Single ParentDealing With DeathUncover TruthIntrospectionSelf DiscoveryParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsAdoption more...
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- Contemporary
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Strange Relations, 2001
English
UK, USA
Profile of Strange Relations
Strange Relations can be described as emotional, touching, and humorous. The plot revolves around childhood illness, adoption, and terminal illness. The main genres are drama and comedy. In approach, Strange Relations is realistic. It is located in England and New York. It takes place in contemporary times.
Summary of Strange Relations
Jerry Lipman (Paul Reiser) is a successful New York psychiatrist whose life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with leukemia. Breaking the news to his mother Esther (Olympia Dukakis), Jerry receives another shock when she tells him that he was adopted from a young working-class girl named Sheila (Julie Walters) in Liverpool, England. Determined to come to grips with his health and identity, Jerry travels to England in search of both a possible bone-marrow transplant and his biological mother, resulting in a tragicomic exploration of family and self-discovery.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK, USA |
| Release date: | 31 March 2002 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
Cast and Crew
as Dr. Jerry Lipman
as Sheila Fitzpatrick
as Esther Lipman
as Howard
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