Hemsworth, was all in. The duo hoped to spread awareness and ‘shed some light’ on Alzheimer’s. They also reckoned they might learn something about the disease on the way.
“He says it in the documentary, but his biggest concern was being a burden. And that was heartbreaking to hear and consider,” Hemsworth shared, he went on to add, “And I had never even, up until we shot the documentary, I didn’t know even how he felt about it, you know, because I hadn’t asked him.”
The duo travel from Melbourne to the Northern Territories, and they try out extreme reminiscence therapy with help from the University of New South Wales, where they explore and recreate areas and times that were important to Craig in his life.
They use their production budget, and the Hemsworth boys go back to a near-perfect recreation of their first family home. The details they got down included the Point Break posters and jars of Vegemite.
It is believed that people who have Alzheimer’s can benefit from retrieving memories from their past. While there were such moments in the documentary, there were also moments that broke your heart.
When they are looking at their old Melbourne home, Craig asks his son, “Where’s Leonie? She coming?” he said, referring to his wife. He then slips and asks again just a few minutes later, which makes Chris look incredibly concerned.
