Last Orders (2002, U.K./Germany)

When Jack Dodd passes away, his three best friends and son unite to carry out his last wish. It’s a request that will send them on a journey of discovery into the life they all shared; the precious and precious and precarious relationships, the beers, the tears, secrets fondly remembered and some too hard to forgive. A touching salute to the extraordinary lives of ordinary people, Last Orders brings Graham Swift’s award-winning novel to life with a powerful ensemble cast of great British talent including Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. Their fine performances plus a moving storyline and brilliant director of Fred Schepisi [Six Degrees Of Separation] combine to make Last Orders a first-class cinematic event that must not be missed.