Hard Truths: Domestic Civil War

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'Hard Truths' review: Mike Leigh explores deep-seated anguish through darkly funny realism

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Mike Leigh's latest social drama, Hard Truths , paints an acerbic and empathetic portrait of what hitting your limit looks like.

The film, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste's rankled performance as a wife and mother who just can't catch a break, seem to exist just beyond an invisible point of no return.

The film seats its jet-black humor right next to its notions of people's deep and complicated personal history.

Jean-Baptiste delivers career-best work in what may be one of the most challenging performances this year .

The biggest challenge for both actress and director is maintaining a familiar sense of humanity during even verbose, borderline Shakespearean outbursts.

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