Onwards and Sideways
2026 | 1h 45m
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.
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Madden
Director
Rhys Ifans
Tony Evans
Laura Linney
Emma Dretzin
Monica Dolan
Liz Evans
Rory Kinnear
Professor Ridge
Isabella Nefar
Bahar
Leah Byrne
Julie
