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©2019
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their country house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her life on her terms after a long battle with ALS. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily's daughters Jennifer and Anna. Joining the collective farewell is Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner, and grandson
Based on the Danish film Silent heart written by Christian Thorpe
2.40 anamorphic widescreen
Bonus: The making of Blackbird
Director of photography, Mike Eley ; production designer, John Paul Kelly ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; costume designer, Dinah Collin ; music by Peter Gregson
Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Lindsay Duncan, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Anson Boon
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug use and brief sexual material
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
In English with optional English closed-captions for the hearing impaired
Closed captioning in English