The Theory of Flight

A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.

The Theory of Flight is a 1998 film directed by Paul Greengrass, starring Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter, who plays a woman with motor neurone disease. The film deals with the issue of the sexuality of people with disabilities.

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