Jack Dodds, an old butcher, has just died, and three of his longtime friends – Vic, Lenny, and Lucky Ray – as well his son, Vincy, are taking a daylong car trip to the seaside town of Margate in order to fulfill his last request: Jack wants his ashes scattered over the sea at the Margate pier. The four start off from the pub that Jack used to go to regularly, and as the trip progresses we see flashbacks of Jack's life – his abiding love for his wife, his shame over having a mentally ill daughter, and his disappointment that his son, Vincy, didn't go into the butcher business. We also see glimpses from the lives of his son and his old friends – their love for him, their betrayals, and their strongest hopes.
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The four men make several detours along the way to Margate - at bars, at a war memorial and a cathedral - and struggle to come to terms with their own lives while giving Jack the tribute he deserves; in the meantime, Jack's wife pays a last visit to their daughter and tries, in her own way, to move on. Last Orders is quiet, beautiful and very moving.
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