On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Acting
Judd's physical transformation into depression itself.
Direction
Nettelbeck refuses to glamorize or sensationalize.
Director
Sandra Nettelbeck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nettelbeck based Helen's medical arc on extensive consultations with psychiatrists to avoid the 'movie depression' trope of sudden cures.
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