After a stroke leaves her husband disabled and fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish wife struggles to keep her family members together. All the while they are under the microscope of an American researcher documenting their recovery process.
Acting
Maxine Peake's volcanic restraint—she's holding a scream for 102 minutes.
Direction
Steph Green lets silences bruise; no shot wastes your attention.
Writing
Will Forte's Ted is cringe-comedy as unintentional villain. Brilliant discomfort.
Director
Steph Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Forte's casting subverts his comedy background—your brain expects him to be harmless, making his obliviousness cut deeper.
Edward MacLiam researched stroke recovery for months and insisted on asymmetrical facial prosthetics that changed daily to show realistic healing timelines.
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