Watch this when
The Squid and the Whale
Nobody warns you that divorce makes kids referees. You were never supposed to pick a side. 🦑🐋
Who it's for
Counselors cite it for how divorce affects children and for developmental psychology (Counseling Today).
Confused→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Semi-autobiographical drama written and directed by Noah Baumbach, set in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in 1986. Writers Bernard and Joan Berkman separate and share custody of their sons, 16-year-old Walt and 12-year-old Frank. The boys take sides: Frank gravitates toward his mother while Walt idolizes his father, even passing off a Pink Floyd song as his own at a school talent show.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming rotates, so check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Strong sexual content and language.
Age: R (Common Sense: 17+)
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
