Edith+Eddie
Edith, 96, and Eddie, 95, hold the title of America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their tender, late-life romance, filled with shared songs and gentle companionship, blossoms as a profound testament to love's endurance. Yet, this idyllic bubble is punctured by a simmering family dispute. A daughter's petition triggers the cold machinery of the legal guardianship system, a mechanism designed for protection that instead becomes a weapon of separation, threatening to tear the couple apart in their final years.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2017 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Laura Checkoway |
| Runtime | 30 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (17 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Edith+Eddie transcends its subject to become a searing indictment of a broken system. The film masterfully contrasts the warmth of human connection with the chilling impersonality of legal proceedings, making its emotional impact devastating.
What lingers after the credits is a profound sense of injustice and a crucial question about who controls the narrative of our own lives in old age. It's a necessary, heart-wrenching watch. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Laura Checkoway
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Intimate yet unsettling; a love story shadowed by legal paperwork.
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