Familiar Touch (2025) on Netflix
Ruth, an octogenarian, has moved into assisted living. Her memory is shifting, and she contends with a conflicting relationship to herself and to her caregivers.
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- Netflix4.3/5
- IMDb7.1/101,586 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes99%
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Plot summary
Ruth is an octogenarian woman who is making the transition to life in assisted living. She is dealing with cognitive decline, and her memory is shifting. She contends with a conflicting relationship to herself. She contends as well with a conflicting relationship to her caregivers. Her age identity and her desires are also part of what she confronts in this period.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Familiar Touch (2025)
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- Although Familiar Touch is about dementia, director Sarah Friedland did not film residents in the retirement community's memory care wing, due to ethical concerns about their ability to give consent; some roles, including the lead, were played by professional actors.
