Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Acting
Chastain and Sarsgaard's devastating restraint — every micro-expression counts.
Direction
Franco's static frames force you to sit in discomfort.
Writing
Dialogue that trusts silence more than exposition.
Director
Michel Franco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard developed their characters' physicality separately for weeks before meeting on set.
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