Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Vanessa Kirby | ... | Martha | |
Shia LaBeouf | ... | Sean | |
Ellen Burstyn | ... | Elizabeth | |
Iliza Shlesinger | ... | Anita | |
Benny Safdie | ... | Chris | |
Sarah Snook | ... | Suzanne | |
Molly Parker | ... | Eva | |
Steven McCarthy | ... | Photographer | |
Tyrone Benskin | ... | Judge | |
Frank Schorpion | ... | Lane | |
Harry Standjofski | ... | Court Clerk | |
Domenic Di Rosa | ... | Medical Examiner | |
Jimmie Fails | ... | Max | |
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Juliette Casagrande | ... | Little Girl |
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Gayle Garfinkle | ... | Judith |
Martha and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with her husband and her domineering mother, along with the publicly vilified midwife, whom she must face in court. A deeply personal, searing, and ultimately transcendent story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss. Written by Netflix
Opens on one of the most powerful long takes in recent memory, but not even the masterful performances by Kirby and Burstyn could save the dry 2nd and 3rd acts. Resolution felt incomplete. Kirby elevates an otherwise tough sit.