The Lost Daughter (2021) is a complicated and oftentimes quite dark look into motherhood, showing us what it means to defy the stereotypes of portrayals of mothers, both in film and in society as a whole.
It begins innocuously, with Colman’s character Leda arriving in Greece for a holiday and relaxing at the beach, but things become complicated when she meets a young woman and her daughter – their chance meeting leads to her coming to terms with her own experience with motherhood. Through various flashbacks we begin to see that Leda was not the typical loving, doting mother we’re used to seeing in the media, and with each scene we’re left feeling more and more confused and uneasy.
A lot of questions are left unanswered and many actions are left unexplained, and yet this film is an excellent portrayal of realistic motherhood, as well as being a lesson on dealing with the consequences of your own selfishness and of hurting those who love you the most.
Rating: 4.5/5
(Available to watch on Netflix)
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