Broken Diamonds

Scott (Ben Platt) is set to leave his life behind to write his novel and move to Paris. After his father's death, he and his troubled older sister Cindy (Lola Kirke) inherit the family home. He intends to sell it but needs her approval. She's struggling with terrible mental illness and he has struggled with it for most of his life.

This is a difficult watch. Scott can seem selfish and pathetic but it's actually quite understandable. This is a sincere effort. Its sincerity can also be off-putting. It's just a tough watch. It gets frustrating at times. In a way, that has a realism in itself.

This is a pretty clear eyed story on what mental illness does to a family.

The fall out from any serious illness that befalls a family can reverberate for decades, especially if the sick person is young when the sickness manifests itself.

There is a lot of blame, helplessness, acting out and sheer heartbreak that is visited on the other family members. Its hell.

This film encapsulates a lot of that in a short 90 minutes.

This film wont fix anything, if you have a family member that is suffering with anything terminal or chronic, this film wont help them. But it will make you feel less alone about what the real cost is of having that in your life. This is a meagre palliative, but it is something. The acting is amazing and the film has GREAT HEART.

Very well acted. Hardships of mental illness thru the eyes of a very sensitive brother . Must see.

I hated the mentally ill sister INSTANTLY!

The poor brother was overwhelmed by this psychotic TORNADO of a sister! SO GLAD I did not pay to see this mish mash of a movie!

It's a very realistic story of how a loved one with mental illness, how it effects of all the family members. Lola K. Did an incredible job as Cindy, the person with mental illness. Her brother has been affected by the issues it brought to their family, often feeling left behind, with no support in his needs as he grew up, complicated relationship with his older sister. Very moving story. Mental health is not talked about or discussed much in our society, glad this shows some of one families story.