Fly Away

Fly Away

2011 · 85 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, Romance

The poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager severely impacted by autism, forced to reckon with her daughter's future. As her child becomes an adult, what used to work, no longer does. What will sustain her daughter, and herself? A parent-child love story, when love means letting go.

Directed by Janet Grillo · Written by Janet Grillo

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