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Directed by Mike Doyle, 2026, United States, 99 Min
Featuring F. Murray Abraham, Caroline Aaron, Noam Ash, Charlie Barnett 
Unceremoniously dumped by his boyfriend and forced to flee his fabulous city life, Nate is mortified to find himself living with his meddlesome grandparents in a suburban retirement community. He initially resolves to escape, but when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early dementia, Nate finds himself torn between family responsibilities, regaining his independence, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ handsome doctor.
Directed by Mike Doyle, 2026, United States, 99 Min
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