In the movie “Hide Away,” the protagonist’s family has passed away before the events of the film. He is dealing with the grief and loss of his wife and child.
The film “Hide Away,” also known as “A Year in Mooring,” follows the story of a successful businessman played by Josh Lucas, who is referred to as the Young Mariner. The movie is a quiet and introspective drama that deals with themes of grief, redemption, and personal transformation.
The Young Mariner purchases a dilapidated sailboat in a remote harbor in the northern United States as a means to isolate himself from the world and cope with his profound loss. Throughout the movie, it is revealed through flashbacks and his own emotional turmoil that his wife and child have died, although the film does not provide explicit details about how they passed away. The loss of his family is the central reason behind his retreat from his previous life and his attempt to find solace and a new beginning through the restoration of the boat.
As the story unfolds, the protagonist spends his days working on the boat and interacting with a few locals, including an old sailor played by James Cromwell and a waitress played by Ayelet Zurer. These interactions, along with the physical labor of restoring the sailboat, serve as a form of therapy for him, helping him to process his grief and slowly begin to open up to the possibility of moving forward with his life. The film is more about the emotional journey and the healing process than the specifics of the tragedy that befell his family.
