Away (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A troubled man and an isolated newcomer form a fragile bond while unresolved danger threatens their chance to begin again.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Warnings and Arrivals

Joseph and Kaz are caught in violent tension while Joseph prepares an escape involving money and a train. Ria arrives in Blackpool carrying goods and begins navigating the unfamiliar town.

Key Events

• Joseph and Kaz Clash — The story opens amid tension between Joseph and Kaz before violence erupts. Characters: Joseph, Kaz Location: Unspecified location
• Gunshots Break the Tension — A violent confrontation ends with the sound of gunshots. Characters: Joseph, Kaz Location: Unspecified location
• Joseph Leaves a Warning — Joseph leaves Kaz a desperate message about Dex possibly looking for him. Characters: Joseph, Kaz, Dex Location: Unspecified location
• The Music Box Money — Joseph tells Kaz to take money hidden inside a music box. Characters: Joseph, Kaz Location: Unspecified location
• The Escape Train Plan — Joseph instructs Kaz to catch the 12:20 train from Platform Six and meet him. Characters: Joseph, Kaz Location: Platform Six
• Ria Arrives in Blackpool — Ria arrives in Blackpool carrying goods that she intends to sell. Characters: Ria Location: Blackpool

An Uneasy Connection

Ria meets Damo and then encounters Joseph, whose crisis becomes impossible for her to ignore. Joseph follows her, and their mutual isolation begins to emerge.

Key Events

• Ria Arrives in Blackpool — Ria arrives in Blackpool carrying goods that she intends to sell. Characters: Ria Location: Blackpool
• Ria Meets Damo — Ria meets Damo, who appears familiar with the local scene. Characters: Ria, Damo Location: Blackpool
• Ria Encounters Joseph — Ria encounters Joseph, whose guarded behavior suggests he is in crisis. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Ria Refuses to Leave — Although their meeting is awkward, Ria refuses to leave Joseph alone. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Joseph Follows Ria — Joseph follows Ria as their uneasy connection begins to develop. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Shared Isolation Emerges — Ria and Joseph gradually recognize a shared sense of isolation. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool

Grief Above Blackpool

Joseph reveals his professional and personal history with Tanya, including her death from Huntington's disease. Ria and Joseph discuss loss, death, loneliness, and the possibility that Joseph intended to die.

Key Events

• Shared Isolation Emerges — Ria and Joseph gradually recognize a shared sense of isolation. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Joseph Reveals His Past — Joseph reveals that he was a psychotherapist and that Tanya was his wife. Characters: Joseph, Tanya Location: Blackpool
• The Huntington's Decision — Joseph explains that Tanya died from Huntington's disease and they chose not to have children. Characters: Joseph, Tanya Location: Blackpool
• Ria Discusses Her Mother — Ria speaks about losing her mother when she was young and views the loss unexpectedly positively. Characters: Ria Location: Blackpool
• Climbing Blackpool Tower — Ria and Joseph climb Blackpool Tower while discussing death and loneliness. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool Tower
• Joseph's Suicidal Intention — Ria realizes Joseph may have intended to die, exposing the depth of his crisis. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool Tower

A Fragile Way Forward

Joseph admits why he entered the bog, while companionship gives both characters a reason to continue. Dancing, emotional encouragement, and Joseph's offer of his house create a fragile sense of hope before Dex appears.

Key Events

• Joseph's Suicidal Intention — Ria realizes Joseph may have intended to die, exposing the depth of his crisis. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool Tower
• The Bullet in the Bog — Joseph admits he entered the bog looking for a bullet rather than trying to save Ria. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Surrounding bog
• A Reason to Continue — Despite Joseph's bitterness, their companionship gives both characters a reason to continue. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Dancing and New Courage — Joseph takes Ria dancing, and she encourages him to confront fear and grief. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Blackpool
• Joseph Offers His House — Joseph offers Ria his mortgage-free house so she can sell it and start again. Characters: Ria, Joseph Location: Joseph's house
• Dex Appears — Dex appears just as Joseph and Ria's fragile hope begins to develop. Characters: Joseph, Ria, Dex Location: Joseph's house
• Facing Dex Together — Joseph and Ria face Dex, while Kaz's fate remains unresolved. Characters: Joseph, Ria, Dex Location: Joseph's house

Story Breakdown

• Violent Opening — Joseph and Kaz face immediate danger before Joseph initiates an escape plan.
  • Gunshot Confrontation — Tension between Joseph and Kaz escalates into violence and gunshots.
  • Escape Instructions — Joseph gives Kaz directions involving the music box, money, train, and Platform Six.
• Ria Enters Blackpool — Ria arrives alone with goods to sell and begins searching for a place in the local scene.
  • Goods for Sale — Ria carries goods into Blackpool intending to sell them.
  • Meeting Damo — Damo appears to provide Ria with an initial connection to the town.
• Joseph Meets Ria — Ria encounters Joseph during a personal crisis and refuses to leave him alone.
  • Guarded Encounter — Joseph's behavior suggests that he is deeply troubled.
  • Growing Companionship — Joseph follows Ria, and their shared isolation begins to draw them together.
• Buried Grief — Joseph and Ria exchange painful histories that reveal why both struggle with loss.
  • Tanya's Death — Joseph explains that Tanya died from Huntington's disease.
  • Childless Marriage — Joseph says they chose not to have children because of the risk of passing on the condition.
• Tower of Confessions — The climb up Blackpool Tower turns their companionship into an honest confrontation with death and loneliness.
  • Shared Losses — Ria discusses losing her mother, while Joseph describes his inability to move forward.
  • Suicidal Revelation — Ria realizes Joseph may have intended to die, and Joseph explains his search for a bullet.
• Hope Under Threat — The pair find a fragile reason to continue, but Dex's arrival turns hope into confrontation.
  • A Possible New Start — Joseph takes Ria dancing and offers his house so she can sell it and start again.
  • Dex Appears — Dex arrives as Joseph and Ria face an immediate threat, leaving Kaz's fate unresolved.

Directed by

David Blair

Key Cast

• Timothy Spall — Joseph
• Juno Temple — Ria
• Hayley Squires — Kaz
• Matt Ryan — Dex
• Susan Lynch — Angie