Ruth (Dianne Keaton) & Alex (Morgan Freeman) moved to Brooklyn back before it was cool. The two live on the fifth floor of an apartment with their dog, content to live their retirement with one another and painting. But with them both so old, the five flights of steps are becoming a problem for them to manage. As they go through the motions of trying to sell their apartment, they come face to face with new couples and younger people looking to move to the area, learning more about love and life in the process.
'5 Flights Up' is a film based on 'Heroic Measures' by Jill Ciment, and directed by Richard Loncraine ('Firewall', 'Richard III'), with filming taking place during September 2013. The film was released for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival on 5th September 2014. Following that, the film was released at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland on 2nd October, before moving on to the Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden on 25th January 2015. '5 Flights Up' was then released in Belgium on 28th January 2015, and is set for release in the US on 8th May 2015.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Carrie Preston, Claire van der Boom, Cynthia Nixon, Alysia Reiner, Miriam Shor, Sterling Jerins, Maddie Corman, Josh Pais, Hannah Dunne, Liza J. Bennett, Gary Wilmes, Joanna Adler, Eric Sheffer Stevens