Onwards and Sideways

Onwards and Sideways

2026 · 105 min · Comedy, Drama

Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

Directed by John Madden · Written by Paul Mayhew-Archer

In theaters Nov 6, 2026

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