Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other

Life, death, and making meaning are at the heart of a beautiful and often very funny film about an aging couple who, after an accident, face the inevitability of impermanence and seek 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. British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented but less recognised writer. There is a knot of unease in their relationship, which is further strained when Maggie falls and breaks her leg, forcing Joel to take on her caregiving. In the shadow of mortality, with each partner carrying the weight of a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together lead Maggie and Joel to attempt to find a shared inner peace while there is still time.