The Meddler

Dir. Lorene Scafaria · · 100 min · 1/1/2015

Susan Sarandon plays a recently widowed mother who relocates to be near her daughter and slowly rebuilds her own purpose and identity. A tender, funny look at an older woman remaking a life after loss.

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