Concussion (2013)

Concussion: Directed by Stacie Passon. With Robin Weigert, Julie Fain Lawrence, Maren Shapero, Micah Shapero. After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can’t do it anymore. Her life just can’t be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.

“This continues with a recent trend in cinema in dealing with a rather contemporary phenomenon that of same sex couples and the challenges they face. The heroine in this story is trapped by her partner who is driven, successful provides a nice home for both to live but totally neglects her as well as her needs. Everything is about the alpha female spouse. But thereu0026#39;s two in a marriage right?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs part of an effort of self exploration as well as increasing unfulfilled sexual needs she rents an apartment down town and makes it something of a lesbian brothel which causes something of a transformation in her in the sense that from feeling inadequate and incomplete, suddenly she is filled with capacity to give pleasure to those who come her way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSuch as is the nature of experiments like this, as the story progresses it leads to one big question: how long can/will she carry on leading a double life?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCaptivating and poignant, it is another gem of indie cinema.”