Movie review: Kerry actress Jessie Buckley in slow-burning psychological thriller, The Lost Daughter

The film contrasts ideals of motherhood with the crippling burden of societal expectations

The Lost Daughter: Jessie Buckley as young Leda. Picture: Yannis Drakoulidis/Netflix

★★★★☆

Adapted from a novel by Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter (15A) opens on a Greek island with Leda (Olivia Colman), a professor of comparative literature, enjoying a solo vacation.