Strangers in Good Company
Drama • 1h 41m
Directed by Cynthia Scott • Drama • With Alice Diabo, Constance Gsrneau, Winfred Holden, Cissy Meddings, Mary Meigs, Catherine Roche, Michelle Sweeney, Beth Webber • 1990 • 105 minutes
A film about being old. And thinking young.
In this film by Academy Award winner Cynthia Scott, seven old women become stranded at a deserted farmhouse miles from civilization. They don't have much food, or a decent place to sleep. Or much in common. But these surprising, remarkable women turn a crisis into a magical time of humor and spirit.
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