The Savages
There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.
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A melancholic, character-driven examination of adult siblings confronting mortality, family obligation, and their own emotional distance through the lens of caring for a declining parent.
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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