
Daniel receives a call from his elderly mother; his father Leonard, has got stuck on the sofa. He travels to their remote farm to discover that they have fallen over the edge of eccentricity into outright squalor. With a only few days free from work Daniel tries to help but his parents are unable to adapt to their new circumstances. Maria continues with her gloriously impractical style. Leonard uses his professional skills as psychiatrist to thwart Daniel. Maria dies suddenly... (Full plot summary below)
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Daniel receives a call from his elderly mother; his father Leonard, has got stuck on the sofa. He travels to their remote farm to discover that they have fallen over the edge of eccentricity into outright squalor. With a only few days free from work Daniel tries to help but his parents are unable to adapt to their new circumstances. Maria continues with her gloriously impractical style. Leonard uses his professional skills as psychiatrist to thwart Daniel. Maria dies suddenly. Leonard is forced to leave the family home. Daniel returns to London with a freedom that his parents had lost.
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| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterRadiator may sound maudlin, even depressing but it is so true to life and true to itself that it ultimately emerges as life-affirming and very touching. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThis is a small-scale but delicately crafted and moving family drama, lent an extra resonance by the fact that it features the final performance from Richard Johnson, who died in June. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis is tremendously intelligent, personal work. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherA moving and often brutally effective disquisition on the ageing process, on senility and dementia, and how families are regularly wrenched apart by the same. |
| The Sun (UK)Grant RollingsRadiator often feels a bit too much like a Radio 4 play, but it makes for a good one about the difficulties faced by pensioners. |
| Time OutDave CalhounSome of the acting is awkward, but this is a moving story made with compassion. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesThis low-key saga rings true without resorting to melodrama. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsA conscientiously unsentimental tale of a man drifting away from his parents. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeBrowne's directorial feature debut has an unmistakable air of authenticity that brings real pathos and heartache to some of the film's bleakest moments. |
| User ReviewJoseph CJust saw this in Sarasota Fl. Best film have seen this year by far. |