Onwards and Sideways (2026)
Overview
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.
What is Onwards and Sideways about?
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. Onwards and Sideways is a Comedy, Drama movie, released on 2026-11-06, runtime 105 minutes.
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Directed by
John Madden
Cast
- Laura Linney as Emma Dretzin
- Rhys Ifans as Tony Evans
- Rory Kinnear as Professor Ridge
- Monica Dolan as Liz Evans
- Isabella Nefar as Bahar
- Leah Byrne as Julie
- Danielle Galligan as Carol
- Paul Mayhew-Archer as Tom
- Sorcha Cusack as Mary
- Emma Louise Webb
- Olivia Maffett as Viv
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