TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER

Director:   jacob Perlmutter & manon ouimet

Life, death and making meaning are the heart of a beautiful and often very witty film about an aging couple who, after an accident, face the inevitability of impermanence and seek a deep peace in their relationship while they still can.

Thirty years after a chance encounter, Maggie and Joel, aged 75 and 84, are still very much in love. But their relationship is not without complications. Born in the hard-boiled Bronx, Joel Meyerowitz is a world-renowned photographer with major exhibitions and 40 books to his name.  British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented but less recognized artist and writer. There is a knot of unease in their relationship, which is further strained when Maggie falls and breaks her leg and Joel must take on her caregiving.  In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner peace while there is still time. With unique access to the couple's lives, directors Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet and have created a profoundly moving film about living, creating and loving. 

PRODUCTION FACTS

Runtime: 100 mins
Country of Origin: UK, Denmark,US
Language of Dialogue: English, French, Italian
Release: 16 March, 2024

CREDITS

Directed by Manon Ouimet & Jacob Perlmutter
Director of Photography: Jacob Perlmutter
Sound Recordist: Manon Ouimet
Edited by Estephan Wagner & Josh Mallalieu 
Sound Design: Henrik Gugge Garnov
Composer: Diogo Strausz
Produced by Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen & Jacob Perlmutter
Executive Produced by Mandy Chang, Joslyn Barnes, Melissa O’Shaughnessy & James O’Shaughnessy, and Janus Billeskov Jansen
Produced by Manon et Jacob & Final Cut for Real
In coproduction with Freemantle Media and Louverture Films
In association with DR, SVT, NRK
Supported by The Danish Film Institute