After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
Acting
Kelly Macdonald's micro-expressions do more than most monologues.
Direction
Turtletaub lets silences scream what dialogue cannot.
Writing
Agnes's birthday gift opening scene is exquisite cringe poetry.
Director
Marc Turtletaub
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Remake of a 2010 Argentine film; Macdonald learned to solve puzzles competitively for the role, actually ranking in tournaments.
Irrfan Khan's Robert represents a specifically male fantasy of 'saving' women—a dynamic the film subtly interrogates rather than endorses.
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