

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
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.