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MOVIE

Onwards and Sideways

★ —2026110 min
ComedyDrama

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.

CAST

Cast

Laura LinneyLaura LinneyEmma DretzinRhys IfansRhys IfansTony EvansRory KinnearRory KinnearProfessor RidgeMonica DolanMonica DolanLiz EvansIsabella NefarIsabella NefarBaharLeah ByrneLeah ByrneJulieDanielle GalliganDanielle GalliganCarolPPaul Mayhew-ArcherTomSorcha CusackSorcha CusackMaryEmma Louise WebbEmma Louise Webb
BEHIND THE PRODUCTION

Production & Crew

DirectorJohn Madden
WritersPaul Mayhew-Archer
ProducersHilary Bevan Jones, John Gore
CinematographyDanny Cohen
EditingÚna Ní Dhonghaíle
MusicThomas Newman

Production Companies

BBCGB
Hilltop Screen
John Gore StudiosGB

Keywords

parkinson's disease
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