I'm posting this mainly dispel something that another reviewer posted. They said that the movie's timeline doesn't make sense, that the scenes with the parents were "supposed to be" in the early 2000s, but they looked like the 80s.

That would be because they were: "Always on My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys came out in the fall of 1987, and we hear a DJ say that it's #4 on the charts in the Christmas scene. Also, when he's writing his script about his parents, the type says, "INT. SUBURBAN HOUSE, 1987"

Andrew Scott is 47. If we suppose that Adam is the same age, then Adam was born in about 1975. 1975 + 12 (his age when his parents died) = 1987.

How on earth will I manage to find the right words to describe the cinematic experience this film gave me? (English is not my mother tongue) I still have to try.

I remember Liv Ullmann in a lecture talking about the film Persona. She said a movie doesn't have to explain everything to you. Give all answers. But instead give you something that you take with you and think about. Maybe after a while you think; aha, that's how it was! She also said that a film can change you, and give you new perspectives. I think that is a summary I can share with her about this special, beautiful and profound film.

For me, who also lost my parents at an early age, the film's message about loss and coming to terms with loss was right at the center of my heart. I have very rarely experienced such magnificent acting as Paul Mescena and Andrew Scott give us here. But I don't think the message would have been as real without Andrew Haigh's script and the lead actors. That these two actors and the film are not included in the Oscar nominations this year is shocking. They give it their all in this film, and take us viewers on a journey about alienation, loneliness and, not least, how to live on after great losses.

In addition to excellent acting, a strong message, Andrew Haigh has also provided excellent music, a journey back in time for me as a youth in the 80s. Rarely has the maligned pop music of this decade come into its own more than in this masterpiece.

I will never forget this film.