Oscar® Nominee for Best Writing of an original screenplay

Another Year also known as “Od shana”

MPAA Rating: PG-13

for some language.

Moral Rating:

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Primary Audience:

Adults

Genre:

Comedy Drama

Length:

2 hr. 9 min.

Year of Release:

2010

USA Release:

September 3, 2010 (festival)
December 29, 2010 (limited)
DVD: June 7, 2011

Relevant Issues

unhappiness

lonliness

marriage

drunkenness

hope

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Featuring:	Jim Broadbent—Tom Lesley Manville—Mary Ruth Sheen—Gerri Oliver Maltman—Joe Peter Wight—Ken David Bradley—Ronnie more » Martin Savage—Carl Karina Fernandez—Katie Michele Austin—Tanya Philip Davis—Jack (as Phil Davis) Imelda Staunton—Janet Stuart McQuarrie—Tom's Colleague Eileen Davies—Mourner Mary Jo Randle—Mourner Ben Roberts—Mourner David Hobbs—Vicar Badi Uzzaman—Mr Gupta Meneka Das—Mr. Gupta's Friend Ralph Ineson—Drill Worker Edna Doré—Allotment Lady Gary Powell—Man in Bar Lisa McDonald—Girl in Bar Nicolas & Nathan Jarvis—Baby Isaac
Director:	Mike Leigh
Producer:	Film4 (London, England), Focus Features, Thin Man Films (London, England), UK Film Council (London, England), Danielle Brandon, Gail Egan, Georgina Lowe, Tessa Ross
Distributor:	Sony Pictures Classics

Producer’s synopsis: “A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.”

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Negative

Negative—I could not figure out what the purpose or climax was to this movie. A few friends are lonely, and they turn to alcohol, smoking and friendship. The main couple and their son are reasonably happy, but don’t make a significant difference in the troubled people’s lives. I just don’t get the point to this movie; I do not recommend it.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2½
—Freddie R., age 39 (USA)

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