Screen Time: A planned homebirth goes horribly wrong

Pieces of a Woman is an emotionally pummelling account of a birth tragedy; and post-apocalyptic The Midnight Sky starring George Clooney is a bittersweet celebration of what it truly means to be human

Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)

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When a planned home birth goes horribly wrong, Martha (Vanessa Kirby) finds herself shattered into Pieces of a Woman (15A). Her partner, Sean (Shia LaBeouf), is equally devastated, but as they struggle and fail to cope with their tragic loss, each finds it impossible to console the other.