Starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas. Written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko. By Bleecker Street’s release of What They Had arrives in theaters on October 12th.A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.