Review by clogsclogs

Superb. As a health professional and academic, I have worked on and off for many years with people who have cognitive impairment (CI) and have written much on this topic. This movie should be mandatory viewing for policy writers, researchers and practitioners working with older people afflicted with CI. This year, we bid farewell to my partners father in circumstances very similar to those depicted in this movie and in watching it, relived every painful, at times, comical moment right down to the obsessing over his watch!!! What the film and performers capture so well, is the pixelation of thought, the irreversible downward trajectory of functioning, the frustration, the chaos and despair that ensues, all of which are captured in equal measure from the perspectives of the 'afflicted' and the observers/carers.

In Australia, which is a realatively wealthy country, the care of older people, many if whom experience CI, has turned into a major industry, a cold inhumane monster in which the 'care' provided has often been found wanting. Films like this help raise awareness of the personal toll of this condition. It's visual eloquence serves as a suitable contra to the vulgarity of pseudo caring corporates and their insatiable greed.