The Savages was released in 2007, but recently aired on Norwegian movie theatres. It's about a sister and brother in their forties having to face their sick and dying father which never really was there for them. The movie shows how the brother and sister are able to reconnect and solve their own personal issues with attachment both to their father, each other and other people in their lives.
It's written and directed by Tamara Jenkins who has done a couple of minor movies in the 90s. The movie is quiet, soft, honest and funny, but very sad. The images are dark and the people are depressed, but this gives the movie a sense of reality. It's quite sad to see how the brother and sister tries to cope with a dying family member and also try to face how their father has treated them when growing up. It holds up to the 7.5 it get's on imdb. Definitely a movie worth seeing.
Trailer here
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