One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his family. As the two travel across the country, beginning to bond along the way, it soon transpires that both Frank and Jamie are at odds with their past.
Acting
Winstone's fragile menace, Sturgess's slow unravel.
Direction
Whitecross keeps you guessing what's real.
Director
Mat Whitecross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mat Whitecross had previously directed music docs for Coldplay; this was his narrative pivot to bleak British thrillers.
The film plays with Alzheimer's as both tragedy AND plot device—some critics found it exploitative, others brutally honest about how memory loss weaponizes family dynamics.
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