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Herself

Herself

Drama · 2020

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

Movie details

Herself

“Life under construction”

2020 Drama 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Herself?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Phyllida Lloyd

Written by

Clare Dunne · Malcolm Campbell

Clare Dunne

Clare Dunne

Sandra

Molly McCann

Molly McCann

Molly

R

Ruby Rose O'Hara

Emma

Ian Lloyd Anderson

Ian Lloyd Anderson

Gary

S

Shadaan Felfeli

Shop Keeper

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Peggy

Cathy Belton

Cathy Belton

Jo

Court is in session

Put Herself on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.