Summary
A deeply personal documentary that examines the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and the all-too-real experiences of postpartum depression by utilising footage that spans the entirety of film history alongside heartrending personal testimony.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 77Audiences 76GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer84%
Metascore70
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings4.0/5
User score7.5
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 137 countries
+127Released
2024
June 9, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Elizabeth SankeySelf
Sophia Di MartinoSelf- CCCatherine ChoSelf
- DEDavid EmsonSelf
- STShema TariqSelf
- MRMilli RichardsSelf
- LWLucy Warwick-GuaspSelf
- KWKrystal WilkinsonSelf
- CJChrissy JayarajahSelf
- JBJude Barrington-SmutsSelf
- MGMarion GibsonSelf
- TSTrudi SeneviratneSelf
- EHEmily HawkerrSelf
- JWJeremy WarmsleySelf (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Elizabeth Sankey Director, Screenplay, Editor
Production · 7
- Efe Çakarel Executive Producer
- Bobby Allen Executive Producer
- Jason Ropell Executive Producer
- Thomas C. Hoegh Executive Producer
- Jeremy Warmsley Producer, Original Music Composer
- Manon Ardisson Producer
Camera · 1
- Chloë Thomson Director of Photography
Art · 1
- May Davies Production Design
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