2017 | Biography | Documentary | Drama
109 mins United Kingdom
A father's suicide sends a family of eight on a journey through childhood memories and treacherous emotional waters in this poignant documentary.
| Produced by | Netflix |
| Director | Lucy Cohen |
| Writer | Lucy Cohen |
| Cast | Vikie Shanks, Mirie Shanks and Kacie Shanks |
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated
Oct 22, 2017 (Updated Oct 22, 2017)
The filmmaker follows the journey of the Shanks children, now teenagers and young adults, who six years later are still trying to make sense of their loss. Issues include mental health problems, and dealing with trauma especially with four of the teens suffering from autism. Each person deals with it differently, ranging from creating music, becoming philosophical, to having a full-blown nervous breakdown.
Mother Vikie is incredibly stoic, attempting to keep order despite the horrendous upheaval from the death. There's some disturbing scenes in which the children discuss finding a note in which their father had originally planned to kill them before committing suicide. It is heartbreaking to watch how it has both scarred and shaped the family, but they courageously attempt to pull together as one unit. A must-watch documentary.