Stephanie Daley

With a calmness that bespeaks confidence, this small, spellbinding second feature by Hilary Brougher brings together two women, trapped in separate states of denial and distress, who manage to end each other's entrapment...

A taut, provocative, sometimes overreaching but always absorbing thriller...

Without standing on a soapbox Stephanie Daley suggests a tragic gender gap between men who judge and women who feel...

A muted psychological mystery where filmmaker Hilary Brougher's interest in "solving" a possible crime is superseded by her investigation into matters involving denial, free will and the physical and emotional burdens of pregnancy...

Intense and brilliant drama about the relationship between a young woman charged with murder and the psychologist assigned to work with her...

Both Swinton and relative newcomer Amber Tamblyn are just stunning in this film, bringing subtle yet powerful performances to a well crafted story...

But while Brougher's extensive use of hand-held footage provides immediacy, the understated style and seemingly low production values rob it of some of its emotional impact. Likewise, Brougher's script lacks subtlety or surprise in establishing the emotional connections between the two main characters and leaves the two actresses with muddied, muddled backstories to their roles...