Classmates in Midlife

A group of ordinary men and women, classmates now in middle age, with elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. Work, life, family, and relationships all bring them new challenges and trials. Middle age is a hurdle, and every family has its own troubles. They face layoffs, unemployment, bankruptcy, divorce, and problems with their children's education, among other things. But once they get over this hurdle, it can feel as if the clouds have cleared and the sky has opened wide. After decades apart, these old classmates reunite and take part in a series of ordinary yet profound dramas. Life teaches us that middle age is nothing to fear. Taking things in stride, staying strong and persistent, understanding and accepting one another, helping and supporting one another, and looking ahead instead of back... This is the right way to open The Middle-Aged Classmates.