A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much.
Acting
Kyra Sedgwick commits to unsettling maternal intensity.
Direction
Bacon's debut shows confident restraint.
Editing
Fragmented timeline mirrors psychological unraveling.
Director
Kevin Bacon
Kyra Sedgwick
Emily
Dominic Scott Kay
Paul (6 years old)
Kevin Bacon
Marty
Blair Brown
Jeanette Rawley
Matt Dillon
Mark
Oliver Platt
Mr. Pomeroy
Campbell Scott
Paul's Father
Marisa Tomei
Sybil
Sosie Bacon
Emily (10 years old)
Travis Bacon
Lenny
John Lafayette
Allen Rawley
Jessica Stone
Anita Biddle
Melissa Errico
Miss Silken
Sandra Bullock
Mrs. Harker
Nancy Giles
Principal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sedgwick and Bacon's real-life son Travis briefly appears as baby Paul in flashback footage.
The film's 4.9 rating reflects its deliberate rejection of easy catharsis—critics punished its refusal to comfort.
US
