A Short Stay in Switzerland
A Short Stay in Switzerland | |
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Directed by | Simon Curtis |
Music by | John Harle |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 25 January 2009 |
A Short Stay in Switzerland is a 2009 British television film directed by
It was also nominated for other numerous awards including the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama and Best Actress.[5]
Plot
Having recently witnessed the death of her husband from a neurological disease, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a near-identical illness and determines to end her life once her condition has reached a critical point. As her health deteriorates, Anne's son, Edward, and two daughters, Sophie and Jessica, struggle to reach a consensus over their mother's intentions to end her life in an assisted dying facility (
Cast
- Julie Walters as Dr Anne Turner
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Edward
- Lyndsey Marshal as Jessica
- Liz White as Sophie
- Michelle Fairley as Mrs Savery
- Will Knightley as Dr Jack Turner
- Patrick Malahide as Richard
- Harriet Walter as Clare
- Bruce Alexander as Doctor[7]
Background
The film was inspired by the true story of Dr Anne Turner (25 January 1939 - 24 January 2006), who took her own life in a Zurich clinic, having developed the incurable neurodegenerative disease
References
- ^ "A Short Stay in Switzerland - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes …". Archive.is. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Julie Walters stars as Britons dominate International Emmys". The Daily Telegraph. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "A Short Stay in Switzerland". Amazon. 26 April 2011.
- ^ "A Short Stay in Switzerland". Amazon UK. 27 July 2009.
- ^ "A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009 TV Movie) : Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "A Short Stay in Switzerland - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Boseley, Sarah; Dyer, Clare (25 January 2006). "I believe I must end my life while I am still able". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Clinic assists doctor's suicide". News.bbc.co.uk. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
External links
- A Short Stay in Switzerland at IMDb