The Closer We Get (2015)

Scottish director Karen Guthrie’s intimate documentary is a vivid chronicle of her coming to terms with a twofold loss, one past—of her nuclear family shattered years before by her father’s departure to Africa—and one present, when her mother, the family anchor, suffers a stroke. Full of surprising revelations, Guthrie’s personal story becomes an affecting and resonant look at post-colonialism and the complicated bonds of family.

Released April 29, 2015 81 min 11+

Genres: Documentary, Family

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, imdb.stroke, imdb.f-rated, imdb.family-secret, imdb.africa, imdb.estranged-couple, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.one-actor

Country: United Kingdom
Production Countries: Ethiopia, United Kingdom
Languages: English