Fly Away (2011)
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85% of critics liked it
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52% of users liked it
(162 ratings)
Based on the award-winning short Flying Lessons, Fly Away tells the moving story of a single mother, Jeanne, grappling with the challenge of raising her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy. As Mandy becomes more and more unmanageable, so too does Jeanneʼs life. Over the period of two weeks, Jeanne… More Based on the award-winning short Flying Lessons, Fly Away tells the moving story of a single mother, Jeanne, grappling with the challenge of raising her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy. As Mandy becomes more and more unmanageable, so too does Jeanneʼs life. Over the period of two weeks, Jeanne is confronted with the most difficult decision a parent can make: to let go, allowing her child to grow, but also grow apart, or to hold on tight and fall together. --(c) Official Site
- Directed By
- Janet Grillo
- Written By
- Janet Grillo
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- New Video
Critic Reviews
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Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Janet Grillo's modestly produced feature breaks no new ground in depicting those who live with autism -- both the afflicted and their loved ones.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
A well-meant drama that never transcends its earnest aims, Janet Grillo's feature debut is notable mostly for an heroic turn from lead Beth Broderick.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
A defiantly unsentimental look at the complex codependency between a harried single mother and her severely autistic daughter.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
A showcase for Beth Broderick as the mom, Greg Germann as a charming neighbor who flirts with her and a fully immersed Ashley Rickards as the tantrum-prone teen, who appears to be on the intellectual plane of a 2-year-old.
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
The lovely, heartbreaking "Fly Away" benefits from superb performances and a gripping story managed with simplicity and grace by writer-producer-director Janet Grillo.
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Cast
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Beth Broderick
as Jeanne
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Ashley Rickards
as Mandy
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Greg Germann
as Tom
- JR Bourne
- Reno
- Denise Dowse
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Janet Grillo
as Narrator
- Elaine Hall
- Zachariah Palmer
