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Jan 8, 2021 · 92 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2021. Sheila O'Malley. January 8, 2021. 5 min read. Sandra (Clare Dunne) has a code word with her daughter Emma (Ruby Rose O’Hara). If Sandra whispers “black widow,” then Emma knows to run for help, as happens in the harrowing first scene of “Herself,” an Irish film written by Dunne, and directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
Sep 10, 2021 · Culture Film Reviews. Herself review: A rousing story that never shies away from the hard truths of abuse. Phyllida Lloyd takes a stealth approach to building its poignancy, drawing her audience...
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Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation.
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Herself is a good film, but it’s very easy to see how it could have been great. The film opens with Sandra (Clare Dunne) suffering an attack from her partner Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson) that results in a broken hand and their daughter’s frantic run to get help.
- Herself Plot Synopsis
- Herself Ending: What Happens to Sandra’s Home?
- Will Sandra Be Able to Build Another Home?
Sandra, a mother of two little girls, is beaten up brutally by her abusive husband but manages to escape his clutches, taking her daughters with her. Public Housing Authority temporarily puts them up in a hotel, but they have to access their accommodation through the establishment’s back stairwell lest the hotel’s paid guests see them. Tired of the...
The construction volunteers surprise Sandra with a finished kitchen, and Molly and Emma are excited to see their cute little home. As the house is finally complete, after weeks and weeks of hard labor, the group gathers at Peggy’s for a night of celebration. They sing, dance, and make merry until Molly approaches Sandra and says the dreaded code wo...
Peggy’s backyard is still waiting for Sandra when she leaves her bed and goes out. She sees that her daughters, Emma and Molly, are out shoveling all the leftover muck onto a wagon, clearing the space for another house. Steeling herself in quiet determination, Sandra picks up a shovel, too, and starts scooping up the debris. The film ends on a bitt...
Sep 21, 2020 · Herself. Newcomer Clare Dunne lights up this winning drama about an abused wife building a home for her girls. Monday 21 September 2020. Written by Phil de Semlyen. Global film editor. Time Out...
Herself tells the story of Sandra (Clare Dunne), a single mother who runs away from her abusive husband to start a new life with her children. When welfare and charity prove to be insufficient with their help, she takes things into her hands by building a house of her own.
