45 Years (2015)
Directed by Andrew Haigh

Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

Kate and Geoff Mercer have been happily married for 45 years.  They are arranging a party to mark this anniversary when Geoff receives a letter from Switzerland notifying him that the body of a woman named Katya has just been found frozen in the Alps.  Katya was Geoff's first love, and it has been fifty since she died.  The news that her body has been recovered after so long a period unsettles Geoff and brings back painful memories.  Kate notices the change in her husband but he is reluctant to talk to her.  As their wedding anniversary creeps ever closer, she sets about uncovering a part of Geoff's life that he is so keen to forget...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Andrew Haigh
  • Script: David Constantine (story), Andrew Haigh
  • Photo: Lol Crawley
  • Cast: Charlotte Rampling (Kate Mercer), Tom Courtenay (Geoff Mercer), Geraldine James (Lena), Dolly Wells (Sally), David Sibley (George), Sam Alexander (Chris the Postman), Richard Cunningham (Mr. Watkins), Hannah Chalmers (Travel Agent), Camille Ucan (Café Waitress), Rufus Wright (Jake), Martin Atkinson (Smoking Chef), Rachel Banham (Waitress), Michelle Finch (Niece), Paul Goldsmith (Brewery Security), Peter Dean Jackson (Jarrolds Shopper), Kevin Matadeen (Waiter), Max Rudd (Maître d')
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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