Most of the drama hinges on Snook’s striking performance, which becomes increasingly distraught as Mia wraps herself in her fantasies. Sarah instinctively blames this mysterious knowledge on Mia’s father – finger-pointing which, in an act of fairly solid construction by screenwriter Hannah Kent, has the added effect of Sarah being unable to ask him for help when her parenting struggles eventually mount – and she also balks at the idea of seeking professional help for Mia, or for herself, when the situation grows more concerning. Mia’s odd behavior begins to escalate, between claiming that she “misses” Joan, and knowing intimate details and tidbits about Sarah’s deeply private past –a past that is kept largely hidden from the audience until late into the film).
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