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Jan 25, 2009 · A Short Stay in Switzerland: Directed by Simon Curtis. With Julie Walters, Stephen Campbell Moore, Lyndsey Marshal, Liz White. Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr. Anne Turner (Dame Julie Walters) is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself.
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- 2009-01-25
25 January 2009 (2009-01-25) A Short Stay in Switzerland is a 2009 British television film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Frank McGuinness. It stars Julie Walters, who won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Dr Anne Turner.
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- Simon Curtis
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Apr 26, 2011 · Not long after the death of her husband from an incurable neurological disease, Dr Anne Turner (Julie Walters Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!) is diagnosed with a near identical illness. With determined rationality, Anne decides that when her illness reaches a critical point, she will take her own life.
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A doctor (Julie Walters) goes to Switzerland for an assisted suicide after she is diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease.
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- Simon Curtis
- Drama
- Julie Walters
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She determines to die on her own terms, but first, she must convince her three grown children that the time is approaching for them to let her go. The title refers to an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland, where she and her children must travel in secret, due to the harsh laws against such suicides of choice in the U.K. itself.
When Dr. Anne Turner (Julie Walters) learns that she will soon perish from the same type of neurological disease that recently claimed her beloved husband, she announces to her family that she intends to commit suicide once her health takes a turn for the worse.
Jan 25, 2009 · Simon Curtis. Director. Frank McGuinness. Writer. Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself. Based on a true story.
