
Family Flight
1972


“What you are… is what you leave behind.”
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A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.
Director
Isabel CoixetWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.5M
Revenue
$12.3M
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As a narrative, it's a bit weak. But on other levels, this film is fascinating. The cast, especially Sarah Polley, does a bang up job. Every character real and believable - even the kids. First and foremost, the film is a strong advocate for "viva la vida" (Frida Kahlo before Cold Play!). There is an old Buddhist parable about a man running from a tiger and suddenly faced with a cliff. In one direction, the tiger; in the other, the cliff. He looks down and sees a branch growing out of the rock. Somehow, he casts himself down and grabs that branch. The tiger looks over the edge at him. He do…
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