Through loss, love and self-discovery, a woman transforms pain into art and writes a life on her own terms.
Stewart makes her feature directorial debut here with an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival and artistry at the fragmented crossroads of memory and memoir, adapted from the book of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. Imogen Poots stars as Lidia, a young woman who finds escape from an abusive home through competitive swimming in the 1980s. After her athletic dreams are derailed, she navigates love, loss, addiction, sexuality and her own self-destructive impulses while discovering her voice, and healing, through the transformative act of writing. Poots is astounding, giving heart and soul to a performance of a woman who cannot help but careen her way through life like a bull in a china shop.
USA 2025 Kristen Stewart 128m
