If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Rose Byrne gives a mesmerising, Golden Globe-winning performance as an overwhelmed mother, in Mary Bronstein’s nerve-shredding comedy-thriller-horror.

Therapist Linda (Byrne) feels overwhelmed with the pressures of everyday life, particularly as she struggles to navigate her child’s mysterious illness with a singular lack of support from her absent husband. On the edge of exhaustion, she tries to stay afloat with the help of her new neighbour and her own, somewhat hostile therapist (a hilariously deadpan turn by Conan O’Brien).

Mary Bronstein’s second feature plunges the viewer headlong into a relentless, unflinching and claustrophobic ride, in a manner akin to the works of the Safdie brothers, while at the same time succeeding as a deeply affecting and darkly funny drama about the complexities of motherhood.