Helen (2009)
Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
Genres - Drama, Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Jul 30, 2010 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Ashley Judd headlines this earnest psychological drama centered on the monumental inner struggle of Helen, a successful music professor and happily married mother suffering from severe mental illness. After years of suppressing her bipolar disorder, Helen suffers a crippling emotional breakdown. Subsequently hospitalized, she befriends Mathilda, who offers a sense of understanding and emotional solace that her family cannot. But in time Helen's suffering becomes overwhelming, and she begins to believe that death is the only solution. Desperate, Helen's husband and daughter fight to prove to her that life is worth living, and convince her that there are other options for overcoming her illness.
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depression