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TIFF Diaries, Episode 6: The Housewife Who Lost the Plot

TIFF Diaries, Episode 6: The Housewife Who Lost the PlotNew31 min

<p>Our sixth film at Toronto gave us one of the most gripping opening acts of the festival and then completely changed direction on us. We talk about Naomi Watts delivering a genuinely unsettling performance as a hidden war criminal, why the film&#39;s twist lands so much harder than its courtroom heavy back half, and how a story this compelling somehow ends up feeling conventional by the credits.</p>