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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Navigating through grief in 'Five Nights in Maine'

    Just a few minutes into the new film Five Nights in Maine , a husband, played by David Oyelowo, gets a terrible phone call from police telling him his wife has been killed in a car accident. The sudden tragedy sets him on a journey to rural Maine to visit his wife’s mother, who’s very sick.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    Just a few minutes into the new film Five Nights in Maine, a husband, played by David Oyelowo, gets a terrible phone call from police telling him his wife has been killed in a car accident. The sudden tragedy sets him on a journey to rural Maine to visit his wife’s mother, who’s very sick. The two couldn’t be more deeply divided – in age and in distance – but they’re now united in grief and guilt and have to find a way to navigate that. Five Nights in Maine was written and directed by Maris Curran and stars Golden Globe nominated actor David Oyelowo.

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    2016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests
    1. 0:302016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests
    2. 12:07Navigating through grief in 'Five Nights in Maine'You’re reading this
    3. 27:37Film: 'Suicide Squad' falls flat, 'Little Prince' impresses
    4. 42:23The Great Cargo Short Debate of 2016
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