Juniper

Sam has been on a self-destructive spiral that could lead to his death.

He returns home from boarding school to find his wheelchair-bound English grandmother, Ruth has moved in.

Ruth is an ex-war photographer with a lust for life and a love of the bottle.

Sam soon finds himself profoundly confronted by her alcoholic wit and chutzpah.

Their first meeting is awkward; their second violent.

Things get worse when Sam finds himself stranded alone with her and her nurse Sarah for the school holidays.

Both strong-willed characters, a battle of supremacy ensues, enabling Sam to embrace life again and for Ruth to face her mortality.