A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 38 nominations total
Sue-Lynn
- Specialist Rivera
- (as Sue-Lynn Ansari)
Samuel Ali
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Claire Ishi Ayetoro
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
James Bane
- Engineer Steele
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe film was shot in the summer of 2019, but didn't premiere until 2022.
- GoofsWhen James and Lynsey are sitting outside the ice cream store, on his closeup he raises his snowball icy and starts to hand it to her. However on the next immediate cut which is her close up, he repeats the exact same action of raising the snowball and begins handing it to her.
- SoundtracksMother-In-Law
Written by Allen Toussaint
Performed by Ernie K Doe
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A well treated slow, simple plot. Jennifer excels.
This is a slow, sad, sentimental and sweet plot ( not a story really) about Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) who suffers from the effects of trauma after returning from the war in Afghanistan. ( PTSD) .She was caught in an explosion there which gave her a brain injury. Now she is trying to rehabilitate herself at her hometown in America. Director Lila Neugebauer presents a straightforward narrative as Lynsey attempts to rehabilitate herself. It is indeed creditable that the director has kept away from melodramatic and tear jerking scenes. Jennifer undergoes physiotherapy sessions to be able to walk and acts well to convey the exhaustion, pain and stress her character feels. Then again despite her traumatic experience in Afghanistan, she wants to get redeployed due to a dysfunctional relationship with her mother at home.( On her return from rehab Jennifer doesn't even get a hug or a comforting word from mom.) We have a paradoxical situation where she wants to go back to the war zone as she is not happy at home. A good part of the movie shows the friendship between Jennifer and Brian Tyree Henry, an automobile mechanic. Both are leading stressful lives and have a backstory to tell and both appear to be mirror images of each other in a way. Both are going through a process of healing of their turbulent past. There is a palpable comfort level seen as they spend time over a beer talking about mundane things. Both artists have given touching performances and may pick up awards. Jennifer excels in the scene where she persuades the neurosurgeon for a waiver so that she can go for redeployment and the scene where she speaks in sign language with her brother.
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- Nov 25, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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