Away We Go

Jun 5, 2009

1h 38m

★ 6.7

Overview

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Focus Features

Big Beach

Neal Street Productions

Edward Saxon Productions

Away We Go Trailers

Cast

Burt Farlander

John Krasinski

Verona De Tessant

Maya Rudolph

Grace De Tessant

Carmen Ejogo

Gloria Farlander

Catherine O'Hara

Jerry Farlander

Jeff Daniels

Lily

Allison Janney

Lowell

Jim Gaffigan

Ashley

Samantha Pryor

Taylor

Conor Carroll

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Roderick

Josh Hamilton

Wolfie

Bailey Harkins

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