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Pieces of a Woman
Everyone wanted her to be angry. Everyone wanted someone to blame. She just wanted to grieve her daughter her own way. 🍎
Who it's for
After Martha's daughter dies minutes after a home birth, the film follows months in which everyone around her tells her how to feel.
Numb→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
Pieces of a Woman is a 2020 drama directed by Kornél Mundruczó from a screenplay by Kata Wéber, starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf and Ellen Burstyn. Martha and Sean, a Boston couple expecting their first child, plan a home birth that goes wrong, and their newborn daughter dies shortly after being born.
Where to find it
Netflix film (Netflix release). Streaming availability can change; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A newborn's death; graphic birth scene.
Age: R (MPAA)
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
