PIECES OF A WOMAN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Shia LaBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist), Molly Parker (Madeline’s Madeline), Sarah Snook (The Dressmaker), Iliza Shlesinger (Spenser Confidential), Benny Safdie (Good Time), Jimmie Fails (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), Domenic Di Rosa (Obstruction of Justice)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kornél Mundruczó (White God), director; Kata Wéber (Jupiter’s Moon), writer; Ashley Levinson (Assassination Nation), Aaron Ryder (Arrival) and Kevin Turen (Waves), producers; Howard Shore (Hugo), composer; Benjamin Loeb (Mandy), cinematographer; Dávid Jancsó (The Childhood of a Leader), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Martha (Kirby) and Sean (LaBeouf) are a couple on the verge of parenthood, but following a tragic home birth – which their flustered midwife (Parker) is facing criminal charges for – Martha finds herself on a year-long odyssey of emotion and understanding as she comes to terms with her loss…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Vanessa Kirby is said to be extraordinary, as are co-stars Shia LaBeouf and Ellen Burstyn, in this powerful drama that’s also executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX)

 

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