Martha (Katie Boland), 18, sees the world as animated and fun. She has a form of autism that means she is a mathematical genuis whilst incapable of looking after herself. Living in a dull routinewith her cousin Nicole (Brooke Burns), and mother Josephine (Amanda Tapping), she sees the good in everything and everyone. But suddenly, her mother is the casualty of a brutal crime before her eyes and Martha is sent to a foster home. Nicole is distraught and battle for custody of her cousin, but the police constantly block her requests. Finally, Detective Velez relents, on one condition: Martha must help solve the crime and find justice for her fallen mother.
Acting
Katie Boland's authentic, unsentimental neurodivergent portrayal.
Direction
Anne Wheeler's delicate balance of warmth and thriller tension.
Writing
Martha's mathematical worldview as narrative device.
Director
Anne Wheeler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Katie Boland spent weeks with autistic self-advocates to avoid stereotypical 'Rain Man' mimicry.
One of few 2000s films centering autistic women, directed by a woman—radical for its time.
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