Blackbird poster.
Blackbird (2019) is a film that centers around a dying mother, who assembles her family to spend a final weekend together before she ends her life.
A family of three generations gather over a weekend to say goodbye to Lily (Susan Sarandon), who suffers from an incurable disease. With the help of her husband, Paul (Sam Neill), she has chosen to use euthanasia when the weekend is over. But as the end approaches, the mother's decision becomes more and more difficult to handle for daughters Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Anna (Mia Wasikowska), and old conflicts come to the surface.
It also stares Rainn Wilson , Lindsay Duncan, Anson Boon, and Bex Taylor-Klaus .
Tropes:
- Awkward Father-Son Bonding Activity: Michael takes Jonathan to chop a tree together. Michael isn't too good at wielding an axe, to put it mildly.
- Big, Screwed-Up Family: All family members have secrets and flaws that affect the way their relationships with each other are.
- Calling the Old Man Out: When Jennifer discovers that Paul kissed Liz, she calls him out in front of everyone.
- Dinner and a Show: During the dinner, Anna reveals that she hasn't been well, starting a fight between her, Lily and Jennifer.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Anna is a lazy, sensitive trouble-maker, while Jennifer is a responsible mother.
- Parental Sexuality Squick: When Lily and Paul reveal that they conceived Jennifer on the beach, where they are now standing, Jennifer and the others have this reaction.
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Michael is quite goofy and light-hearted. Whilst not completely serious, Jonathan is more down-to-earth than his father.
