
Onwards and Sideways
2026-11-06 · 105 min · Not rated
Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
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- Directors
- John Madden
- Production companies
- Hilltop Screen, John Gore Studios, BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Laura LinneyEmma Dretzin
Rhys IfansTony Evans
Rory KinnearProfessor Ridge
Monica DolanLiz Evans
Isabella NefarBahar
Leah ByrneJulie
Danielle GalliganCarol
Sorcha CusackMary
Emma Louise Webb
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