A depressed and fearful housewife (Marianne Jean Baptiste) is full of rage that threatens to destroy her and her family. Her henpecked husband (David Webber) and withdrawn son (Tuwaine Barrett) are only two of the victims of her anger and bitterness toward the world. Written and directed by Mike Leigh (SECRETS AND LIES). A powerful look at a dysfunctional family, in this case black although the film has nothing to do with race. As the matriarch on the edge of a nervous breakdown, Baptiste gives a brave and fierce performance, never once backing down and going for the "please pity me" sentiment. Her performance won her the best actress honors from the New York film critics, Los Angeles film critics and the National Society of film critics. It's an often difficult movie to sit through and there are moments where you just want to throttle her but if there's a flaw in the movie, it's this. The woman is clearly crying out for help but none of her immediate family sees that this is a woman in pain and clearly emotionally and mentally ill but no one even suggests that she get professional help. They just either ignore it or enable it. With Michele Austin, Ani Nelson and Sophia Brown.
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