The mystery and filmmaking style of the lost daughter reminds me of françois ozon's swimming pool. Like Charlotte Rampling's character there, Leda (played by Olivia Colman) is having a working holiday alone. We see her do solitary activities and often find her in situations where she acts unexplicably repulsive. Motherhood is the essential story of this film. In real world and not only in cinema, motherhood is often idealised, we only see the positives, but we rarely see the struggles of being one and the burden of child-rearing, because most of the time mother's were told that it's a great experience and if they have a problem they just have to "suck it up" or "to be grateful". We occasionally get scenes of mother's struggling to take care of their children in cinema, especially when their kids go on a crying fit (which brings me to mind the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood).…

Absolutely brilliant. I was gripped the whole way through. Elena Ferrante, I’m your newest greatest fan.

Master work by a debutant Maggie Gyllenhaal that explores the vulnerable side of motherhood that almost had a tangible effect on me, all of it. Even the camera work is so personal that compliments the brilliant performance of all the 3 women in the movie - Olivia, Dakota and younger version of the character played by Jessie Buckley. It’s in my opinion a very bold character study that goes deeper into the protagonist yet mirroring her image on other similar woman and also her past self, still trying to accept her own reality even after all these years. Loveddddd it.