Blackbird (2019)

Directed by

Roger Michell

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 223 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A matriarch with an incurable illness gathers her husband and two daughters for one last weekend before she ends her life. Old tensions between the sisters and their mother come to the surface as they struggle with her choice.

sadintimatequietcontemplativetenderbittersweetfamily-centered

What happens

Blackbird is a 2019 American drama film directed by Roger Michell and written by Christian Torpe. It is a remake of the 2014 Danish film Silent Heart, also written by Torpe. It stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Lindsay Duncan, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Sam Neill. A family of three generations gather over a weekend to say goodbye to its matriarch Lily, who has an incurable disease. With the help of her husband Paul, Lily has chosen to pursue euthanasia when the weekend is over. But as the end approaches, their mother's decision becomes more and more difficult to handle for her two daughters, and old conflicts resurface. Blackbird had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It was released on September 18, 2020, by Screen Media Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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