A Short Stay in Switzerland

A respected doctor makes the decision to take her own life after being diagnosed with a terminal disease in this made for television drama inspired by a true story. When Dr. Anne Turner (Julie Walters) learns that she will soon perish from the same type of neurological disease that recently claimed her beloved husband, she announces to her family that she intends to commit suicide once her health takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, a wide rift begins to open up in the family as Dr. Turner’s children struggle to accept and respect their mother’s decision., In January 2006, Dr Anne Turner took her life in a Zurich clinic, surrounded by her children. Her suicide made headline news in the papers and television. This film is inspired by Anne Turner’s journey; not an easy one, but an incredibly human one., Fact-based dramatisation of the story of Dr Anne Turner, who, when diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease, opted to take her own life., Fact-based dramatization of the story of Dr. Anne Turner (Julie Walters) who, when diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease, opted to take her own life. Stephen Campbell Moore, Lyndsey Marshal, Liz White. Directed by Simon Curtis.