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
Overall, this movie is pretty decent. I have to say that I expected a bit more but in the end I wasn't really disappointed. Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf were both great but there were moments in both of their performances that were just a little bit off. The highlight of the film has got to be its opening scene which is about 27 minutes long. This scene was absolutely incredible and highly salute them for their work. After that the movie goes up and down over and over again. It's meant to be sad and heartbreaking but I just didn't REALLY feel that when I was watching.