A man must face the realities of his wife's dementia. Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. She was an actress from an early age, first appearing aged 6 in One Magic Christmas (1985). Her more commercial roles have been in films such as eXistenZ (1999) and the remake of Dawn Of The Dead (2004). Away From Her is Polley's first feature, adapted from a short story by Alice Munro.