2019 · drama · romance
Our Friend
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite2h 4m2019
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.
Our read: Our Friend (2019) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- sombre
- tender
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